English Explanatory Dictionary

nonconformity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A refusal to conform to the doctrine, discipline, or practice of a state religion, especially refusal by other Protestants to conform to the doctrine or discipline of the Church of England; the principles or practice of nonconformists; nonconformists as a class.
  2. A rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law.
  3. A type of unconformity in which a nonsedimentary rock intrudes in sedimentary layers.
noun
  1. Alternative form of nonconformity (“refusal to conform to a state religion”).

Pronunciation

/nɑnkənˈfɔɹmɪdi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-nonconformity.wav

Word forms

nonconformity nonconformities Non-conformity

Etymology

From non- + conformity.

Synonyms

dissent dissentism inconformity nonconformism nonconformitancy disconformity

Antonyms

conformity

Related words

nonconformism nonconformist alternativism disconformity Dissenterage Dissenterism recusancy unconformity

Derived words

gender nonconformity
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