nonconformist has definitions from the fields of religion,Christianity
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[ noun ] (religion,Christianity) a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England

Synonyms

chapelgoer

Used in print

(Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)

Most of these former churches are now used as warehouses , but `` neither Anglicans nor Nonconformists object to selling churches to Roman_Catholics '' , and have done so .

Related terms

Anglican Protestant

2
[ adjective ] (religion) not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion

Synonyms

nonconforming

Related terms

unorthodox

3
[ adjective ] not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought

Synonyms

unconformist

Examples

"their rabidly nonformist deportment has made them legendary" "the old stubborn nonconformist spirit of the early settlers"

Related terms

conformist

4
[ noun ] someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct

Synonyms

recusant

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