There is precision in the meaning of words either by the book, or to the ear, like music. In this case, declension, rhyming with pretension, hits a sharp.
26 posted on 01/11/2022 6:37:30 PM PST by Albion Wilde
(If science can’t be questioned, it’s not science anymore, it’s propaganda. --Aaron Rodgers)
In any case it is a often used term as "spiritual declension." May we all proceed opposite of that in the Lord Jesus Christ.
28 posted on 01/12/2022 5:22:01 AM PST by daniel1212
( Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save + be baptized + follow Him!)