Also see definition of "backslide" in Bible Study Dictionaries
Word Study
Index
: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
[2x]
: B B- B. Ba Bb Bc Bd Be Bh Bi Bj Bk Bl Bm Bn Bo Bp Br Bs Bt Bu Bv Bw By
backshish | backside | backsight | backslap | backslapper | backslide | backslider | backsliding | backspace | backspace character | backspace key

backslide

 : 
Verb (usu participle)
 : 
back=slide

CIDE DICTIONARY

backslidev. i. [Back, adv. + slide.].
     To slide back; to fall away; esp. to abandon gradually the faith and practice of a religion that has been professed.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

backslide, v.intr. (past -slid; past part. -slid or -slidden) relapse into bad ways or error.

Derivative
backslider n.

THESAURUS

backslide

cock, defect, degenerate, desert, err, fall, fall again into, fall astern, fall away, fall back, fall behind, fall from grace, get behind, go astray, go backwards, go behind, go wrong, have a relapse, jerk back, lapse, lapse back, lose ground, pull back, recede, recidivate, recur to, regress, relapse, retrocede, retroflex, retrograde, retrogress, retrovert, return, return to, reverse, revert, revert to, sink back, slide back, slip, slip back, tergiversate, trip, turn, yield again to

Also see definition of "backslide" in Bible Study Dictionaries
For further exploring for "backslide" in Webster Dictionary Online


TIP #11: Use Fonts Page to download/install fonts if Greek or Hebrew texts look funny. [ALL]
created in 0.29 seconds
powered by bible.org