nonobservance
noun
absence or lack of observance.
nonobservant
-
a word derived from
nonobservance.
Example Sentences
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Although Israeli law has long barred work on the Sabbath, known as Shabbat, it also bent far enough to allow places of entertainment to operate so that nonobservant families could enjoy their day off.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2018
But break those numbers down, and you’ll notice something strange: A dramatic difference between the devout and the nonobservant.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2015
You can’t do that,” says Mark Bane, a partner and chairman of the Business Restructuring Department at Ropes & Gray, who co-founded Kayama, a nonprofit that encourages nonobservant divorcing Jews to obtain gets.
From Newsweek ● Apr. 8, 2015
Her father, a nonobservant Jew, and her mother, a Unitarian, both belonged to progressive traditions, tolerant of her sexuality.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2010
He was now a wealthy furrier and a thoroughly nonobservant Jew.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
