Mr. Lee was once active in the church, but he has backslidden. 李先生一度在教会中很活跃,但是他已故态复萌。
Backslide \Back"slide"\ (b[a^]k"sl[imac]d"; 277), v. i. [imp. {Backslid}; p. p. {Backslidden}, {Backslid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Backsliding}.] [Back, adv. + slide.] To slide back; to fall away; esp. to abandon gradually the faith and practice of a religion that has been professed.