nonconformity
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noun \-ˈfȯr-mə-tē\Definition of NONCONFORMITY
1
a : failure or refusal to conform to an established church b often capitalized : the movement or principles of English Protestant dissent c often capitalized : the body of English Nonconformists
2
: refusal to conform to an established or conventional creed, rule, or practice
3
: absence of agreement or correspondence
See Examples of NONCONFORMITY
- As a teenager, he was embarrassed by his parents' nonconformity.
- <an artistic movement that doesn't tolerate nonconformity>
First Known Use of NONCONFORMITY
1618
Related to NONCONFORMITY
- Synonyms
- dissent, dissidence, heterodoxy, heresy
- Antonyms
- conformity, orthodoxy
Rhymes with NONCONFORMITY
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