nonconformist Definition
non·con·form·ist (-kən fôrm′ist)
noun
- a person who does not act in conformity with generally accepted beliefs and practices
- a British Protestant who does not belong to the Anglican Church; Dissenter
adjective
not following established customs, beliefs, etc.
- nonconferrable
- nonconfidential
- nonconflicting
- nonconformance
- nonconforming
nonconformist Related Forms
non′·con·form′·ism′ noun
nonconformist Synonyms
nonconformist
n.
nonconformist Usage Examples
Converse of object
- exclude: These acts excluded Nonconformists from holding civil or military office.
- do: Why did Nonconformists generally support the Liberals - and what political impact did they have?
- campaign: In the 19th century Nonconformists campaigned strongly against the payment of church tithes.
- give: Its nearness to the public houses gave the nonconformists cause for complaint.
Adjective modifier
- Protestant: How far and how did discrimination against Protestant nonconformists continue into William's reign?
- other: He was silenced like other Nonconformists in 1662, but continued to preach in private meetings.
- English: Priestley's sons hoped to establish a haven nearby for English nonconformists who faced discrimination and persecution at home.
- first: The Quarry Methodists were the first nonconformists in the whole of Headington to build their own place of worship.
- Many: Many nonconformists already accept this principle and do not make a claim for denominational schools within the public system.
Modifies a noun
- chapel: On the east side of Highbury Grove, not part of Dawes's estate, stood a nonconformist chapel.
- evangelical: For many nonconformist evangelicals the ecumenicalism of Packer and others and their refusal to abandon a compromised institutional church was threatening the gospel.
- register: Click here for a list of nonconformist church registers held at the record office.
- minister: The Rev. Isaac Taylor was Ongar's nonconformist minister from 1811 till his death in 1829.
- church: The online indexes of the National Register of Archives can also be searched for surviving records of nonconformist churches.
- religion: At the beginning of the 17 th century nonconformist religions were starting to form in England.
Noun used with modifier
century: In the 19th century Nonconformists campaigned strongly against the payment of church tithes.
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