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nonconformist

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Nonconformist  \Non`con*form"ist\,  n. 
  One  who  does  not  conform  to  an  established  church; 
  especially,  one  who  does  not  conform  to  the  established 
  church  of  England;  a  dissenter. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  nonconformist 
  adj  1:  not  conforming  to  some  norm  or  socially  approved  pattern  of 
  behavior  or  thought;  "their  rabidly  nonformist 
  deportment  has  made  them  legendary";  "the  old  stubborn 
  nonconformist  spirit  of  the  early  settlers"  [syn:  {unconformist}] 
  [ant:  {conformist}] 
  2:  not  conforming  to  established  customs  or  doctrines 
  especially  in  religion  [syn:  {nonconforming}] 
  n  1:  a  Protestant  in  England  who  is  not  a  member  of  the  Church  of 
  England  [syn:  {Nonconformist},  {chapelgoer}]  [ant:  {Anglican}] 
  2:  someone  who  refuses  to  conform  to  established  standards  of 
  conduct  [syn:  {recusant}]  [ant:  {conformist}]




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