nonconformity
failure or refusal to conform, as with established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
lack of conformity or agreement.
(often initial capital letter) refusal to conform to the Church of England.
Geology. an unconformity that separates crystalline rocks, either igneous or metamorphic, from sedimentary rocks.
Origin of nonconformity
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How to use nonconformity in a sentence
(See also this excellent article by Dr. Eric Grollman about gender conformity & gender non-conformity).
What Each of Facebook’s 51 New Gender Options Means | Debby Herbenick PhD, Aleta Baldwin | February 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTProsecutions for non-conformity were enforced with the utmost severity.
The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.]. | Hartley WithersHe exacted a rigid conformity to his rules of non-conformity and his scepticism had the absolute accent of a dogma.
The Reef | Edith WhartonHer non-conformity requires, accordingly, to be protected by a social ordinance more rigid than is that of man.
Feminism and Sex-Extinction | Arabella KenealyYour general principle is that religious non-conformity ought to be a disqualification for civil office.
Chapter of Autobiography | W E Gladstone
It is at most a non-conformity to an impersonal, mechanically determined, ongoing nature.
Theoretical Ethics | Milton Valentine
British Dictionary definitions for nonconformity
/ (ˌnɒnkənˈfɔːmɪtɪ) /
failure or refusal to conform
absence of agreement or harmony
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