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non·con·form·ist  (nnkn-fôrmst)

n.

1. One who does not conform to, or refuses to be bound by, accepted beliefs, customs, or practices.

2. often Nonconformist A member of a Protestant church not observing the doctrines, usage, or polity of a national or established church, especially the Church of England.

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noncon·formist adj.

noncon·formism n.

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nonconformist

Noun

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

Adjective

(of behaviour or ideas) not conforming to accepted patterns: men who pride themselves on their nonconformist past

nonconformity n

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Nonconformist

Noun

a member of a Protestant group separated from the Church of England

Adjective

of or relating to Nonconformists

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Nonconformist - a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England chapelgoer Protestant - an adherent of Protestantism Anglican - a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism
	2.	nonconformist - someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct recusant beatnik, beat - a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior bohemian - a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life dissenter, dissident, objector, protester, contestant - a person who dissents from some established policy enfant terrible - a person whose unconventional behavior embarrasses others heretic - a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion) maverick, rebel - someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action conformist - someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters)
Adj.	1.	nonconformist - not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought; "their rabidly nonconformist deportment has made them legendary"; "the old stubborn nonconformist spirit of the early settlers" unconformist conformist - marked by convention and conformity to customs or rules or styles; "underneath the radical image teenagers are surprisingly conformist"
	2.	nonconformist - not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion nonconforming unorthodox - breaking with convention or tradition; "an unorthodox lifestyle"

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nonconformist

noun dissenter, rebel, radical, protester, eccentric, maverick, heretic, individualist, iconoclast, dissentient << OPPOSITE traditionalist

Translations

nonconformist [nɔnkənˈfɔːmɪst] adj → inconformista

n → inconformista m/f;

(BRIT) (REL) → no conformista m/f

nonconformist [nɔnkənˈfɔːmɪst] n → non-conformiste m/f

adj → non-conformiste, dissident(e)

nonconformist [nɔnkənˈfɔːmɪst] non n → Nonkonformist(in) m(f)

adj → nonkonformistisch

nonconformist [nɔnkənˈfɔːmɪst] n → anticonformista m/f;

(BRIT ) (REL) → dissidente m/f

adj → anticonformista