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05:49 Jun 14, 2020 |
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| Selected response from: Yvonne Gallagher Ireland Local time: 18:31 | ||||
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3 +1 | half-believer |
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4 | half-hearted (person) |
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4 | someone not 100% convinced |
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3 | non-practising |
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half-believer Explanation: I think the meaning here, based on the context, is that she is a half-believer (in the religion). |
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non-practising Explanation: Non-practising Catholic or Muslim.... https://www.lexico.com/definition/non-practising If it is the person's religion, before marriage, then 'lapsed catholic/...', is also suitable. They mean the same thing, just a 'lapsed Catholic/...' would have been in the religion since baptism, maybe. 'Non-practising' could refer to being in religion since yesterday, in my opinion. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 hrs (2020-06-14 13:31:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- US English: non-practicing |
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half-hearted (person) Explanation: She tends to believe in it to a certain extend, but not enough to fully commit herself at this moment. Thus she is being half-hearted about it. |
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someone not 100% convinced Explanation: this to me sounds like it's someone who doesn't truly believe in the other religion and needs to be convinced. "believes in the religion"= thinks the religion is OK but not sure about its concepts or whether they can fully commit to it or not "but won't commit fully till she gets married." perhaps they are expected to convert? If so, they may do so but that won't necessarily make them a believer either though they will commit (or pretend to commit) to the other religion once they get married So, it seems they are very doubtful. Maybe they will pretend to accept it? I don't think anyone can be a "half believer"! You either do or you don't in terms of religion. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 days (2020-06-19 13:55:39 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- glad to have helped |
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