BACKSLID

BACKSLIDE

lapse, backslide

(verb) drop to a lower level, as in one’s morals or standards

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

backslid

simple past tense and past participle of backslide

Source: Wiktionary


BACKSLIDE

Back`slide", v. i. [imp. Backslid; p.p. Backslidden, Backslid; p. pr. & vb. n. Backsliding. ] Etym: [Back , adv.+ slide.]

Definition: To slide back; to fall away; esp. to abandon gradually the faith and practice of a religion that has been professed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

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