nonpracticing
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of nonpracticing
Example Sentences
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Modery, who is Jewish, grew up in a nonpracticing Jewish family but wanted to reconnect to her roots.
From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2022
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
A nonpracticing Roman Catholic, Professor Girard underwent a religious awakening after a cancer scare in 1959, while working on the conclusion of his first book.
From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2015
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