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Definition: Backslider |
BacksliderNoun1. Someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "backslider" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1830. (references) |
Synonyms: BacksliderSynonyms: recidivist (n), reversionist (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Tergiversation | Turn coat, turn tippet; rat, apostate, renegade; convert, pervert; proselyte, deserter; backslider; blackleg, crawfish, scab, mugwump, recidivist. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Backslider |
| Specialty definitions using "backslider": Great Go. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Backslider" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Backslider" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 2 | 245,945 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
backslider | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "backslider"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | përsëritës (frequentative, iterative, recapitulatory, recidivist, reiterative). (various references) | |
Arabic | عاصي منحرف. (various references) | |
Finnish | luopio (apostate, renegade, turncoat). (various references) | |
French | récidiviste. (various references) | |
German | rückfällige. (various references) | |
Hungarian | visszaeső bűnös (recidivist, repeater). (various references) | |
Italian | apostata (apostate, renegade). (various references) | |
Korean | 타락자. (various references) | |
Manx | cooyl-skyrraghtagh (drop off, recidivist). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | acksliderbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | reincidente. (various references) | |
Romanian | recidivist (recidivist, repeater), persoanã care recade în pãcat. (various references) | |
Spanish | reincidente (recidivist, recidivistic, recidivous, relapsing, repeater, second offender). (various references) | |
Swedish | avfälling (apostate, pervert, recreant). (various references) | |
Turkish | kötü yola düşen kimse, günaha dönen kimse. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | ренегат (apostate, renegade, turncoat), віровідступник (apostate, recreant, renegade). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | kẻ tái phạm. (various references) | |
Welsh | gwrthgiliwr (apostate, seceder). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 14, Verse 14 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Twn eautou odwn plhsqhsetai qrasukardioV apo de twn dianohmatwn autou anhr agaqoV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Viis suis replebitur stultus et super eum erit vir bonus |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | With his weies shal be fulfild the fol; and aboue hym shal be a good man. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Proverbs Chapter 14, Verse 14 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ang nagabalik sa pagpakasala sa kasingkasing pagapun-on uban sa iyang kaugalingong mga paagi; Ug ang usa ka maayong tawo matagbaw gikan sa iyang kaugalingon. |
| Croatian | Otpadnik se siti svojim prestupcima, a dobar èovjek svojim radom. |
| Danish | Af sine Veje mættes den frafaldne, af sine Gerninger den, som er god. |
| Dutch | Die afkerig van hart is, zal van zijn wegen verzadigd worden; maar een goed man van zich zelven. |
| Finnish | Omista teistään saa kyllänsä se, jolla on luopunut sydän, mutta itsestään löytää tyydytyksen hyvä mies. |
| French | Celui dont le coeur s`égare se rassasie de ses voies, Et l`homme de bien se rassasie de ce qui est en lui. |
| German | Einem losen Menschen wird's gehen wie er handelt; aber ein Frommer wird über ihn sein. |
| Haitian Creole | ¶ Moun k'ap fè sa ki mal ap jwenn sa l'ap chache a. Konsa tou, moun k'ap fè byen an ap jwenn rekonpans li. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Orang jahat akan memetik buah kejahatannya, orang baik akan memetik buah kebaikannya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Barangsiapa yang degil hatinya itu mengenyangkan dirinya dengan menurut kehendaknya sendiri, tetapi seorang yang baik itu mengenyangkan dirinya dengan berbuat perkara yang wajib atasnya. |
| Italian | Chi è instabile si sazier dei frutti della sua condotta, l'uomo dabbene si sazier delle sue opere. |
| Maori | ¶ Ko te tangata i te ngakau tahuri ke, ka makona i ona ara ake: a ko te tangata pai ka makona i tana ake ano. |
| Norwegian | Av sin ferd skal den frafalne mettes, og en god mann holder sig borte fra ham. |
| Rumanian | Cel cu inima rqtqcitq se saturq de cqile lui, wi omul de bine se saturq wi el de ce este kn el. - |
| Russian | юЕМПЧЕЛ У ТБЪЧТБЭЕООЩН УЕТ""ЕН ОБУЩФЙФУС ПФ ХФЕК УЧПЙИ, Й "П'ТЩК--ПФ УЧПЙИ. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "backslider": backsliders. (additional references) | |
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"Backslider" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: backliner, backsliden. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "backslider" (pronounced 'Back"slid"er'): Abaser, Abater, Abider, Abjurer, Abridger, Absconder, Absenter, Absolver, Absorber, Abstainer, Abstracter, Abuser, Acceder, Accepter, Acclaimer, Accorder, Accruer, Accuser, Achiever, Acquirer, Adherer, Adjudger, Adjurer, Adjuster, Admirer, Adopter, Adorer, Adorner, Advertiser, Adviser, Advoyer, Affecter, Affirmer, Afflicter, Affrayer, Affreighter, Affrighter, Affronter, Aflicker, Agreer, Aider, Aimer, Airer, Aliner, Allayer, Alleger, Allower, Allurer, Altogether, Amasser. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-c-d-e-i-k-l-r-s" | |
-1 letter: backslide, baldricks. | |
-2 letters: ascribed, backside, backslid, baldrick, baldrics, bedrails, brickles, calibers, calibred, calibres, carbides, decrials, diebacks, radicels, radicles, scablike. | |
-3 letters: abiders, ascribe, backers, bailers, baldies, baldric, balkers, balkier, bedrail, bickers, bilkers, blacked, blacker, brailed, braised, bricked, brickle, bridals, bridles, brisked, caliber, calibre, calkers, carbide, caribes, claries, clerids, cradles, dackers, daikers, darbies, darkles, debarks. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-c-d-e-i-k-l-r-s" | |
+1 letter: backsliders. | |
+2 letters: blackbirders. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions: Internet 7. Translations: Modern 8. Bible Trace | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Bibliography |
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