practicing
1practicing — UK US /ˈpræktɪsɪŋ/ adjective US ► PRACTISING(Cf. ↑practising) …
2practicing — (adj.) 1620s in reference to professions; from 1906 in reference to religions; prp. adjective from PRACTICE (Cf. practice) (v.) …
3Practicing — Practice Prac tice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Practiced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Practicing}.] [Often written practise, practised, practising.] 1. To do or perform frequently, customarily, or habitually; to make a practice of; as, to practice gaming.… …
4practicing — also practising adjective Date: 1625 actively engaged in a specified career or way of life < a practicing physician > …
5practicing — /prak ti sing/, adj. 1. actively working at a profession, esp. medicine or law. 2. actively following a specific way of life, religion, philosophy, etc.: a practicing Catholic. [PRACTICE + ING2] * * * …
6practicing — adjective a) Actively engaged in a profession. My uncle is a practicing dentist. b) Participating in the rituals and mores of a religion …
7practicing — adj. Practicing is used with these nouns: ↑architect, ↑attorney, ↑barrister, ↑Buddhist, ↑Catholic, ↑Christian, ↑homosexual, ↑Jew, ↑lawyer, ↑Muslim, ↑nurse, ↑ …
8practicing — prac|tic|ing [ præktısıŋ ] adjective only before noun active in a particular profession, religion, or way of life: a practicing Catholic …
9practicing lawyer — index jurist Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10practicing plural marriage — index polygamous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …