nonconformist

[non-kuhn-fawr-mist]

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noun

a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
(often initial capital letter) a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England; dissenter.

Origin of nonconformist

First recorded in 1610–20; non- + conformist

Synonyms for nonconformist

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1. dissenter, dissident, individualist, loner.

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Related Words for nonconformist

oddball, freak, hippie, beatnik, sectarian, dissident, offbeat, bohemian, rebel, weird, maverick, original, swinger, liberal, radical, separatist, sectary, iconoclast, demonstrator, protester

Examples from the Web for nonconformist

Contemporary Examples of nonconformist

His nonconformist work is a perfect fit for Valmorbida and Roitfeld, who are rather untraditional art dealers themselves.
A Street Artist's Fashion Week Debut
Isabel Wilkinson
February 10, 2011

Historical Examples of nonconformist

He was the first Nonconformist who had been marked for arrest.
Bunyan
James Anthony Froude
She asked me whether I did not know that Hicks was a Nonconformist.
The Historical Nights' Entertainment
Rafael Sabatini
Clithering is a Nonconformist, and therefore a man of tender conscience.
The Red Hand of Ulster
George A. Birmingham
The word "Nonconformist" is objectionable for a similar reason.
The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion, Volume 1
John Charles Dent
Certainly a Nonconformist conscience could not have flourished in de Vere's household.
John Lyly
John Dover Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for nonconformist

nonconformist

noun

a person who does not conform to generally accepted patterns of behaviour or thought

adjective

of or characterized by behaviour that does not conform to generally accepted patterns

Derived Formsnonconformism, noun

Nonconformist

noun

a member of a Protestant denomination that dissents from an Established Church, esp the Church of England

adjective

of, relating to, or denoting Nonconformists

Derived FormsNonconformity or Nonconformism, noun

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