nonconformist
[non-kuhn-fawr-mist]
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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Contemporary Examples of nonconformist
His nonconformist work is a perfect fit for Valmorbida and Roitfeld, who are rather untraditional art dealers themselves.
Historical Examples of nonconformist
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
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