nonobservance
[ non-uhb-zur-vuhns ]
noun
absence or lack of observance.
Origin of nonobservance
1First recorded in 1735–45; non- + observance
Other words from nonobservance
- non·ob·serv·ant, adjective
- non·ob·serv·ant·ly, adverb
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How to use nonobservance in a sentence
Their inevitable linking with the far religious right who could care less for their nonobservant brothers made us shudder.
Voting For Yair Lapid, Israel’s Maimonides | Rabbi Daniel Landes | February 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFor the nonobservant, Christmas provides a month-long overdose of mass-marketed consumption.
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