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backsliding

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -a?d??

Verb

backsliding

  1. present participle of backslide

Adjective

backsliding (comparative more backsliding, superlative most backsliding)

  1. sliding back

Noun

backsliding (plural backslidings)

  1. An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense

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apostasy

English

Etymology

From Latin apostasia, from Ancient Greek ????????? (apostasía, defection, revolt), from ???????? (aphíst?mi, I withdraw, revolt), from ??? (apó, from) + ?????? (híst?mi, I stand)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??p?st?si/

Noun

apostasy (countable and uncountable, plural apostasies)

  1. The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs.
    Synonyms: backsliding, conversion, deconversion
  2. Specifically, the renunciation of one's religion or faith.
    Synonyms: defection, disaffection, estrangement

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See also

  • deconvert
  • thoughtcrime

Further reading

  • apostasy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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