nonpracticing
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of nonpracticing
Example Sentences
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His father was a nonpracticing Anglican and heavyweight boxing champion.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 10, 2023
Clemons-Hopkins, who is nonbinary, describes the queer character as "a bit repressed, nonpracticing homosexual with a full-time job."
From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2021
Interestingly, NDEs are no more likely to occur in devout believers than in secular or nonpracticing subjects.
From Scientific American ● May 21, 2020
"But I grew up with my mom being very influenced by her Catholicism. So, yeah, I'm Jewish. Yeah, why not? I'm completely nonpracticing, and I haven't yet found God, so what does it really mean?"
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2018
A nonpracticing Roman Catholic, Professor Girard underwent a religious awakening after a cancer scare in 1959, while working on the conclusion of his first book.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2015
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