nonconformity

[ non-kuhn-fawr-mi-tee ]
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noun
  1. failure or refusal to conform, as with established customs, attitudes, or ideas.

  2. lack of conformity or agreement.

  1. (often initial capital letter) refusal to conform to the Church of England.

  2. Geology. an unconformity that separates crystalline rocks, either igneous or metamorphic, from sedimentary rocks.

Origin of nonconformity

1
First recorded in 1610–20; non- + conformity

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How to use nonconformity in a sentence

  • It is at most a non-conformity to an impersonal, mechanically determined, ongoing nature.

    Theoretical Ethics | Milton Valentine

British Dictionary definitions for nonconformity

nonconformity

/ (ˌnɒnkənˈfɔːmɪtɪ) /


noun
  1. failure or refusal to conform

  2. absence of agreement or harmony

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