nonpracticing

American  

[non-prak-tuh-sing] / nɒnˈpræk tə sɪŋ /

adjective

1. not currently practicing practice one's profession, religion, etc..

   a nonpracticing physician.

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Etymology

Origin of nonpracticing

non- + practicing

Example Sentences

The writer is a nonpracticing registered dietitian.

From Washington Post

His father was a nonpracticing Anglican and heavyweight boxing champion.

From Washington Post

Modery, who is Jewish, grew up in a nonpracticing Jewish family but wanted to reconnect to her roots.

From Washington Post

Rushdie was born into a nonpracticing Muslim family in India but is now an unswerving atheist.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Trimble, a law professor and nonpracticing barrister in Belfast, had grown up in a Presbyterian family and initially aligned himself with the unyielding Vanguard movement, which has been described by the Guardian as an “extreme unionist grouping.”

From Washington Post