nonpraying

Adjective

nonpraying (not comparable)

1. That does not pray.
   • The nonpraying contributors may be persons whose lives are devoid of traditional virtue.1988, Edward Wynne, Traditional Catholic religious orders: living in community
2. In which people are not praying, or may not pray.
   • We could have praying buses and nonpraying buses.2005, Eli N Evans, The provincials: a personal history of Jews in the South
3. Not of or pertaining to praying.
   • If Julian had ever been a nun, she would have spent most of her non-praying time repairing priests' vestments and altar cloths, embroidering, cleaning, cooking, and serving noble visitors, travelers, and important guests […]2013, Veronica Mary Rolf, Julian's Gospel

   Synonyms:

   nonprayer