backslide
Kelime Anlamı :

1. fena yola sapmak.
2. dinden uzaklaşmak.
3. kötü yola düşmek.
4. tekrar günaha dönen kimse.
5. günaha dönmek.
6. geri dön.
7. (back.slid, back.slid/back.slid.den) (iyi yoldayken) kötü yola sapmak.
8. doğru yoldan tekrar günaha dönmek.
9. backslider fena yola sapan kimse.
10. gerileme.
Eş Anlamlı Kelimeler :
fall, lapse, revert, slide, tergiversate, weaken
Tanımlar :
1. to revert to sin or wrongdoing, especially in religious practice.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. to regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
2. to shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. to slide back; to fall away; esp. to abandon gradually the faith and practice of a religion that has been professed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. to slide back, in a figurative sense; apostatize; turn from the faith; depart from or abandon religious principles or practices.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.