nonconformist

[ non-kuhn-fawr-mist ]

/ ˌnɒn kənˈfɔr mɪst /

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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.

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Origin of nonconformist

First recorded in 1610–20; non- + conformist

SYNONYMS FOR nonconformist

1. dissenter, dissident, individualist, loner.

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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
What influenced him I never could understand, but he always seemed jealous of my influence in the village as a Nonconformist.
From Crow-Scaring to Westminster; an Autobiography|George Edwards M.P., O.B.E.
All three terms are now in use, “nonconformist” being the most usual, as it is the most colourless.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5|Various
I doubt if the version were used in New England Nonconformist congregations.
Sabbath in Puritan New England|Alice Morse Earle

One of the greatest Nonconformist divines of England preached about the book.
'I Believe' and other essays|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
The position, therefore, of Richardson in our literature is that of a great Nonconformist.
Res Judicat|Augustine Birrell

British Dictionary definitions for nonconformist

nonconformist

/ (ˌnɒnkənˈfɔːmɪst) /

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

/ (ˌnɒnkənˈfɔːmɪst) /

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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