Backslide: alternatives and connections

An abandonment of what one has voluntarily professed; a total desertion of departure from one's faith, principles, or party; esp., the…

One who has forsaken the faith, principles, or party, to which he before adhered; esp., one who has forsaken his religion for another;…

To renounce totally a religious belief once professed; to forsake one's church, the faith or principles once held, or the party to whi…

A member of one of certain ascetic sects which at various times professed to imitate the practice of the apostles.

A persuasion of the truths of religion; faith.

The religion based upon the doctrine originally taught by the Hindoo sage Gautama Siddartha, surnamed Buddha, "the awakened or enlight…

A member of that party, among the Scotch seceders, which asserted the lawfulness of the burgess oath (in which burgesses profess "the…

To hide in oblivion; to put away finally; to abandon; as, to bury strife.

To slide down hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice.

A formulary in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to member…

To eat away by degrees; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong ac…

A definite summary of what is believed; esp., a summary of the articles of Christian faith; a confession of faith for public use; esp.…

A kind of slide valve. See Slide valve, under Slide.

To unfold gradually, as a flower from a bud; hence, to bring through a succession of states or stages, each of which is preparatory to…

To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume away; to become degenerate; to fall away.

That which is believed on any subject, whether in science, politics, or religion; especially (Theol.), a system of religious belief of…

Having faith or a faith; honest; sincere.

Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe, especially in the declarations and promises of God.