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
Rushdie was born into a nonpracticing Muslim family in India but is now an unswerving atheist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
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
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