nonpracticing
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of nonpracticing
Example Sentences
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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
As a mathematician, Dr. Villani has been nonpracticing since 2017, when he became an M.P. for Essonne, near Paris.
From New York Times • Jan. 30, 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
“I refer to him as a nonpracticing orthodox Catholic,” Ruse said, conceding the phrase is a bit of an oxymoron.
From Washington Post • Sep. 11, 2017
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