conformist

[ kuhn-fawr-mist ]

noun

1. a person who conforms, especially unquestioningly, to the usual practices or standards of a group, society, etc.
2. (often initial capital letter) a person who conforms to the usages of an established church, especially the Church of England.

adjective

1. of or characterized by conforming, especially in action or appearance.

conformist

/ kənˈfɔːmɪst /

noun

1. a person who adopts the attitudes, behaviour, dress, etc of the group to which he belongs
2. a person who complies with the practices of an established church, esp the Church of England

adjective

1. of a conforming nature or character

Other Words From

• con·formism noun
• anti·con·formist noun
• hyper·con·formist noun
• semi·con·formist noun
• super·con·formist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of conformist¹

First recorded in 1625–35; conform + -ist

Example Sentences

“I find myself and my peers thinking, ‘This current generation is so corporate, so conformist, so apolitical,’” Wolf says.

From The Daily Beast

It becomes a non-conformist activity, reading becomes a risk.

From The Daily Beast

We see glimpses of your former, less conformist self, reemerging, which has plans to stick around.

From The Daily Beast

The man lives a very conformist lifestyle—fashioning his apartment like an IKEA catalog, obeying his tyrannical boss, etc.

From The Daily Beast

Cozens has a conscience—a conformist conscience—and is a first-class season-ticket holder.

From Project Gutenberg

He threatened to punish any man "who gave two pence" toward the support of a Non-conformist minister.

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Due to the conformist spirit of the dominant crowd, native-born Americans are losing their intellectual leadership.

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Now, thousands of Non-conformist chapels proclaim its meaning gone, and its language an affectation and an insolence.

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A patent dated April 9th of that year required that within six weeks all parishes should instal conformist clergy or close.

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