Definitions
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- adjective Not
praying ; who does not pray.
Etymologies
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un- + praying
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Examples
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They do not laugh at the man who does, like the unpraying Christian.
The Spell of Egypt Robert Smythe Hichens 1907
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In the same way, girls would change the bare asceticism of a monk's cell into a bower of lilies and roses; a fit place for youth and unpraying innocence.
Principles of Home Decoration With Practical Examples Candace Wheeler 1875
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They would not rest upon unpraying, or unworking, or undevout self; but they think it right and safe to rest upon praying, and working, and devout self, and they call this humility!
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