nonconformity
[non-kuh n-fawr-mi-tee]
noun
failure or refusal to conform, as with established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
lack of conformity or agreement.
(often initial capital letter) refusal to conform to the Church of England.
Geology. an unconformity that separates crystalline rocks, either igneous or metamorphic, from sedimentary rocks.
Origin of nonconformity
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Historical Examples of non-conformity
“And that price of non-conformity is too high,” he completed steadily.
A Breath of Prairie and other storiesWill Lillibridge
Prosecutions for non-conformity were enforced with the utmost severity.
The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.].Hartley Withers
The foibles of their youth are still to be traced in faulting and non-conformity.
In the OpenStanton Davis Kirkham
He removed to Boston in May, 1644, being probably one of those who were driven away from Virginia for non-conformity.
History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of VirginiaCharles Campbell
He was ordered before the Bishop, Dec. 12, 1631, to answer for his non-conformity.
The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in AmericaTheodore de la Guard
nonconformity
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