| Noun | 1. | Nonconformist - a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England 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 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) 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" 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 unorthodox - breaking with convention or tradition; "an unorthodox lifestyle" |