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nonpracticing

nonpracticing adjective: not practicing; of a person in a particular profession, not engaged in the practice of that profession; of a person born into a particular religion, not abiding by the rituals and mores of that religion.

Adjective

nonpracticing (not comparable)

  1. Not practicing; of a person in a particular profession, not engaged in the practice of that profession; of a person born into a particular religion, not abiding by the rituals and mores of that religion.
    • Michael: Um, uh, I guess um, I guess I'm, uh a nonpracticing Jew.
    • Lelaina: Hey, I'm a nonpracticing virgin.1994, Helen Childress, Reality Bites, spoken by Michael Grates and Lelaina Pierce (Ben Stiller and Winona Ryder)

Synonyms of nonpracticing

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of nonpracticing

Forms of nonpracticing

alternative formnon-practicing
alternative formnonpractising
alternative formnon-practising

Origin of nonpracticing

From non- + practicing.

Questions about nonpracticing

What does nonpracticing mean?
Nonpracticing means not practicing; of a person in a particular profession, not engaged in the practice of that profession; of a person born into a particular religion, not abiding by the rituals and mores of that religion.
What part of speech is nonpracticing?
Nonpracticing is an adjective.

Words near nonpracticing in the dictionary

  1. nonpowered
  2. nonpowerful
  3. nonpracticable
  4. nonpractical
  5. nonpractice
  6. nonpracticing
  7. nonpractising
  8. nonpractitioner
  9. nonpractitioners
  10. nonpraedial
  11. nonpragmatic

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