practisingadjective [ before noun ]
UK US practicing uk/ˈpræk.tɪ.sɪŋ/us/ˈpræk.tɪ.sɪŋ/practising adjective [ before noun ] (RELIGION)
actively involved in a religion:
a practising Muslim/Jew/Christian
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Worshipping a god
- adoration
- adore
- churchgoer
- deify
- devotional
- devout
- devoutly
- glory
- godly
- homage
- idolatry
- Pharisee
- piety
- pious
- praise
- prostrate
- votive
- worship
- worshipper
practising adjective [ before noun ] (WORK)
actively involved in a job:
a practising doctor/lawyer
The number of practising doctors is falling even though more people are qualifying in medicine.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Work, working and the workplace
- a long way to go idiom
- act as sth 1
- act as sth
- all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) idiom
- assignment
- cabin
- hold down a job idiom
- hoop
- hot desk
- hot-desking
- hotelling
- housekeeping
- labour
- slog
- slouch
- spadework
- stroke
- sweat
- sweat over sth
- swing into action idiom
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