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Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Backslide
Backslide To draw back or apostatize in matters of religion (
Acts
21:21;
2 Thess.
2:3;
1 Tim.
4:1). This may be either partial (
Prov.
14:14) or complete (
Heb.
6:4-6; 10:38, 39). The apostasy may be both doctrinal and moral.
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