kənˈfɔr noun
1.
failure or refusal to conform, as with established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
2.
lack of conformity or agreement.
3.
( often initial capital letter ) refusal to conform to the Church of England.
4.
Geology. an unconformity that separates crystalline rocks, either igneous or metamorphic, from sedimentary rocks.
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Nonconformist (ˌnɒnkənˈfɔːmɪst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a member of a Protestant denomination that dissents from an Established Church, esp the Church of England |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of, relating to, or denoting Nonconformists |
| Noncon'formity | |
| —n | |
| Noncon'formism | |
| —n | |
| nonconformity (ˌnɒnkənˈfɔːmɪtɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | failure or refusal to conform |
| 2. | absence of agreement or harmony |
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Word Origin & History
nonconformity
1618, coined in Eng., originally of Church of England clergymen who refused to conform on certain ceremonies. Nonconformist is from 1619, in the religious sense; after their ejection under the Act of Uniformity (1662) the name passed to the separate churches they joined or formed. General sense of "one
who does not participate in a practice or course of action" is from 1677.
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