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backslider

UK
/ˈbækˌslaɪdə/
US
/ˈbækˌslaɪdɚ/

Translations

backslidernoun
backsliders
pl
UK
/ˈbækˌslaɪdə/
US
/ˈbækˌslaɪdɚ/
The community was disappointed in the backslider who abandoned their shared values.
Сообщество было разочаровано в отступнике, который отказался от их общих ценностей.
The church tried to reach out to the backslider to bring him back to the faith.
Церковь пыталась связаться с вероотступником, чтобы вернуть его к вере.
Synonyms
revert
apostate
defector
renegade
turncoat

Definitions

backslidernoun
A person who relapses into bad habits or undesirable behaviors, especially after a period of improvement or reform.
After months of staying sober, he became a backslider and returned to his old drinking habits.
A person who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior, particularly in a religious or moral context.
The congregation was concerned about the backslider who had stopped attending church services.
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