reperversionn.
/ˌriːpəˈvəːʃn/, U.S. /ˌripərˈvərʒən/ rare.
The action of reverting or causing to revert to a former (iniquitous) state.
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the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > leading astray > [noun] > again
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1716 M. Davies Diss. Author & Oecon. Lat. Drama 27 in Athenæ Britannicæ III Another..Italian Protestant, Refugee to the Church of England, was still more unfortunate, especially as to his Doubling of his Re-perversion to Popery again.
1838 Times 29 Dec. 5/4 There is a deliberate..plan in progress for the reconversion, or reperversion rather, of this Christian kingdom.
1929 S. Leslie Anglo-Catholic xviii. 259 If his re-perversion appeared in the papers, it might cause vexation to those who remained sound.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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