Backsliding and Pious

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Backsliding noun - A failure to maintain a higher state.

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Pious is an antonym for backsliding.

Nearby Word: backslider

Pious adjective - Showing a devotion to God and to a life of virtue.

Usage example: a pious woman who decided to become a nun

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Backsliding is an antonym for pious.

Nearby Words: piety, piousness, piously

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