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Synonyms for backsliding


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bak-slahyd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbækˌslaɪd



Définition of backsliding

Origin :
  • in the religious sense, 1580s, from back (adj.) + slide (v.). Related: Backslider; backsliding (1550s).
  • noun relapse
Example sentences :
  • He doesn't seem able to stand either the converting or the backsliding.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • But it was certainly not caution which induced Mr. Stewart's backsliding.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • No doubt there was plentiful vaporing, and cases of backsliding might occur.
  • Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • The king, in great agony and despair, bewails the death of his father and his own backsliding.
  • Extract from : « Parsifal » by H. R. Haweis
  • The worst cases of Backsliding are among those who are no longer young.
  • Extract from : « Broken Bread » by Thomas Champness
  • There were other examples of backsliding in the Navy's racial practices.
  • Extract from : « Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 » by Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
  • I do not suspect your zeal nor accuse you of any backsliding.
  • Extract from : « The Gods are Athirst » by Anatole France
  • You can't go into a conventicle but you'll hear plenty of talk of backsliding.
  • Extract from : « The Crown of Wild Olive » by John Ruskin
  • The Protestants thought the plague had been sent as a punishment for their backsliding.
  • Extract from : « The Huguenots in France » by Samuel Smiles.
  • We are not, however, to discuss at present the physiology of backsliding.
  • Extract from : « Natural Law in the Spiritual World » by Henry Drummond

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