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nonpracticing

adjective
non·​prac·​tic·​ing | \ ËŒnän-ˈprak-tÉ™-siÅ‹ How to pronounce nonpracticing (audio) \

Definition of nonpracticing

: not actively engaged in a specified career, religion, or way of life : not practicing a nonpracticing physician a nonpracticing Jew

Examples of nonpracticing in a Sentence

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 Growing up in Illinois in a nonpracticing Christian family, Markum says, the existence of God was assumed. — Astrid Rodrigues, Philly.com, "The story of Hinge, Philly-based podcast by an atheist and a pastor," 26 Feb. 2018 Despite having been raised a nonpracticing Christian, my visit to the nunnery, which had felt like a journey to a lost world, had moved me deeply. — Gisela Williams, Smithsonian, "This Breathtaking Greek Island Is Home to More Than 700 Churches," 26 Sep. 2017

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First Known Use of nonpracticing

1868, in the meaning defined above

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nonpracticing

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English Language Learners Definition of nonpracticing

: not regularly doing the things that are associated with your religion, the profession you were trained in, etc.

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