Backslidden

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Backslide \Back"slide"\ (b[a^]k"sl[imac]d"; 277), v. i. [imp.
     {Backslid}; p. p. {Backslidden}, {Backslid}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Backsliding}.] [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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  backslide
       v : drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards [syn:
            {lapse}]
       [also: {backslidden}, {backslid}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  backslidden
       See {backslide}