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   backsliding
   [n] - a failure to maintain a higher state
   Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=backsliding
   
   
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   Backsliding
   Back'slid'ing adjective Slipping back; falling back into sin or error; sinning. « Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord. Jer. iii. 14. »
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/3
   
   
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   Backsliding
   Back'slid'ing noun The act of one who backslides; abandonment of faith or duty. « Our backslidings are many. Jer. xiv. 7. »
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/3
   
   
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   backsliding
   lapse 1 lapsing noun a failure to maintain a higher state
   Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=backsliding
   
   
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   Backsliding
   • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Backslide • (a.) Slipping back; falling back into sin or error; sinning. • (n.) The act of one who backslides; abandonment of faith or duty.
   Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/backsliding/
   
   
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   Backsliding
   These are transcriptions of Brion Vibber`s interviews: ...
   Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backsliding
   
   
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   backsliding
   
   1. a failure to maintain a higher state
   2. drop to a lower level; as in one's morals or standards
   
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   backsliding
   1) A failure to maintain a higher state 2) Failure 3) Lapse 4) Lapsing 5) Relapse 6) Relapsing 7) Reversion 8) Reverting
   Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/backsliding/1
   
   

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