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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Conformity \Con*form"i*ty\, n.; pl {Conformities}. [Cf. F. conformit['e].] 1. Correspondence in form manner, or character; resemblance; agreement; congruity; -- followed by to with or between. By our conformity to God. --Tillotson. The end of all religion is but to draw us to a conformity with God. --Dr. H.More. A conformity between the mental taste and the sensitive taste. --Addison. 2. (Eng. Eccl. Hist.) Compliance with the usages of the Established Church. The king [James I.] soon afterward put forth a proclamation requiring all ecclesiastical and civil officers to do their duty by enforcing conformity. --Hallam. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: conformity n 1: correspondence in form or appearance [syn: {conformance}] 2: acting according to certain accepted standards [syn: {conformation}, {compliance}, {abidance}] [ant: {disobedience}, {nonconformity}] 3: orthodoxy in thoughts and belief [syn: {conformism}] [ant: {nonconformity}] 4: concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal" [syn: {accord}, {accordance}] 5: hardened conventionality [syn: {ossification}]
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