Backslide
Pronunciation : Back`slide", v. i. [imp. Backslid; p.p. Backslidden
Part of Speech : Backslid;
Etymology : [Back , adv.+ slide.]
Definition : Defn: To slide back; to fall away; esp. to abandon gradually the faith and practice of a religion that has been professed.
p. pr. & vb. n. Backsliding. ]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913