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Backslider

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Noun

1. backslider, recidivist, reversionist

someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior

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Backslider

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verb -slides, -sliding, -slid, -slid or -slidden

(intransitive)

to lapse into bad habits or vices from a state of virtue, religious faith, etc

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verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈbackˌslid (ˈbækˌslɪd ; bakˈslidˌ), ˈbackˌslid or ˈbackˌslidden (ˈbækˌslɪdən ; bakˈslidˌ'n), ˈbackˌsliding

to slide backward in morals or religious enthusiasm; become less virtuous, less pious, etc.

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Backslider

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intr.v. back·slid (-slĭd′), back·slid·ing, back·slides

To revert to bad habits or lapse in religious practice.

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