nonconformity Definition
non·con·form·ity (-kən fôrm′ə tē)
noun
- failure or refusal to act in conformity with generally accepted beliefs and practices
- refusal to accept the doctrines or follow the practices of the Anglican Church
- lack of agreement or harmony
- noncongealing
- noncongenital
- noncongestion
- non-Congressional
- nonconnective
- nonconscious
- nonconsecutive
- nonconsent
- nonconservative
- nonconstitutional
- nonconstructive
- noncontagious
- noncontemporary
- noncontentious
- noncontiguous
- noncontinental
- noncontinuance
- noncontinuous
- noncontraband
- noncontradiction
- noncontradictory
- noncontributing
- noncontributory
- noncontrollable
- noncontrolled
- noncontroversial
- nonconventional
- nonconvergent
- nonconvertible
- nonconviction
nonconformity Synonyms
nonconformity
n.
nonconformity Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- Protestant: Protestant nonconformity has also been well-represented over the years.
- Welsh: The Anglican Church, true to its evil traditions, cast out the Revivalists, and Welsh Nonconformity was born.
- religious: Historians with left-of-centre outlooks preferred to research early trade unions or religious nonconformity.
- protestant: PROTESTANT NONCONFORMITY TO 1689 Some separatist congregations of the early 17th century ( fn.
- evangelical: The extent of popular support for Evangelical Nonconformity is evident in the unique religious census of 1851 of England and Wales.
- early: Traditional approaches to early Nonconformity have divided its history at the Toleration Act of 1689.
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