nonpraying
adjEtymology From non- + praying.
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