nonpracticing

adjective

non·prac·tic·ing | \ ˌnän-ˈprak-tə-siŋ

Definition of nonpracticing

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

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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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More Definitions for nonpracticing

nonpracticing

adjective

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