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Nonconformists

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non⋅con⋅form⋅ist

  [non-kuhn-fawr-mist]
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–noun
1. a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
2. (often initial capital letter) a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England; dissenter.
Origin:
1610–20; non- + conformist

Synonyms:
1. dissenter, dissident, individualist, loner.
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non·con·form·ist   (nŏn'kən-fôr'mĭst)   
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.

non'con·form'ist adj., non'con·form'ism n.
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Nonconformists

Protestants in England in the seventeenth century and afterward who refused to belong to the Church of England, which was the established church for Protestants in the country. Many Protestant churches in the United States, such as the Congregationalists, are rooted in the teachings of the English Nonconformists. The Nonconformists are also called Dissenters.

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