nonconformist
[non-kuh n-fawr-mist]
- 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
Synonyms
See more synonyms for nonconformist on Thesaurus.com1. dissenter, dissident, individualist, loner.
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Examples from the Web for nonconformist
Contemporary Examples
His nonconformist work is a perfect fit for Valmorbida and Roitfeld, who are rather untraditional art dealers themselves.
Historical Examples
He was the first Nonconformist who had been marked for arrest.
BunyanJames Anthony Froude
She asked me whether I did not know that Hicks was a Nonconformist.
The Historical Nights' EntertainmentRafael Sabatini
Clithering is a Nonconformist, and therefore a man of tender conscience.
The Red Hand of UlsterGeorge A. Birmingham
The word "Nonconformist" is objectionable for a similar reason.
The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion, Volume 1John Charles Dent
Certainly a Nonconformist conscience could not have flourished in de Vere's household.
John LylyJohn Dover Wilson
nonconformist
- a person who does not conform to generally accepted patterns of behaviour or thought
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- of or characterized by behaviour that does not conform to generally accepted patterns
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Nonconformist
- a member of a Protestant denomination that dissents from an Established Church, esp the Church of England
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- of, relating to, or denoting Nonconformists
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