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Definition of Nonconformist

1. Noun. A Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England.

2. Adjective. Not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought. "The old stubborn nonconformist spirit of the early settlers"

3. Noun. Someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct.

4. Adjective. Not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion.

Definition of Nonconformist

1. n. One who does not conform to an established church; especially, one who does not conform to the established church of England; a dissenter.

Definition of Nonconformist

1. Noun. (Christianity) A member of a Protestant church which does not observe the doctrines of the established church, especially of the Church of England. ¹

2. Noun. Someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices. ¹

3. Adjective. Not conforming to established customs etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nonconformist

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonconformist

nonconflicted nonconflicting nonconfluence nonconfluent nonconform nonconformal nonconformally nonconformance nonconformances nonconformed

nonconformer nonconformers nonconforming nonconformism nonconformisms nonconformist (current term) nonconformist register nonconformist registers nonconformists nonconformities

nonconformity nonconforms nonconfrontation nonconfrontational nonconfrontationally nonconfused noncongealing noncongested

Literary usage of Nonconformist

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of English Nonconformity from Wiclif to the Close of the Nineteenth by Henry William Clark (1911)
"It should be borne in mind, first of all, that'the nonconformist spirit, ... That is,' the nonconformist spirit is much more than a mere protest against ..."

2. Report of the Proceedings by Church congress (1893)
"ARTHUR G. O'NEILL, Minister, Secretary. nonconformist WELCOME. • A deputation—consisting of the following nonconformist ministers : REV. ..."

3. The Contemporary Review (1870)
"Among the noticeable phenomena of our Church life in the present day is the emergence of nonconformist thought as an element no longer to be put aside. ..."

4. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1922)
"THE nonconformist BY LAG STRONG [Chapbook] EBENEZER the nonconformist, With a wonderful talent for praise, Goes past the pub to the chapel Not at all humbly ..."

5. The Parliamentary Debatesby Great Britain Parliament by Great Britain Parliament (1902)
"HOLYHEAD nonconformist VOLUNTARY SCHOOL. *LORD STANLEY OF ALDERLEY asked the Lord President of the Council why the Board of Education wished to suppress the ..."

6. The Life and Times of the Rev. Richard Baxter: With a Critical Examination by William Orme (1831)
"THE distinction which I have made between the works of Baxter on Catholic Communion and Church Government, and those on the nonconformist controversy, ..."

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