Conformist Definition

kən-fôrmĭst
conformists
noun
conformists
A person who uncritically or habitually conforms to the customs, rules, or styles of a group.
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A person who tends to conform.

Webster's New World

Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream.

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adjective
Marked by conformity or convention.
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Characterized by the tendency to conform.

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Conforming to established customs etc.

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pronoun

(religion) In English history, people whose religious practices conformed with the requirements of the Act of Uniformity and so were in concert with the Established Church, the Church of England -- as opposed to those of Nonconformists whose practices were not acceptable to the Church of England.

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Other Word Forms of Conformist

Noun

Singular:
conformist
Plural:
conformists

Conformist Sentence Examples

  • Outrages on conformist ministers were frequent, and conventicles were accompanied by armed men.

  • His Friendly Debate between a Conformist and a Nonconformist was a controversial tract which excited considerable feeling at the time of its publication in 1668, but he lived long enough to soothe by his moderation and candour the exasperation it had caused.

  • While this was great for conformist thinking, it didn't translate well into creating a truly individual look for anyone.

  • In 1669 he resigned his parish to become professor of divinity in the university of Glasgow, and in the same year he published an exposition of his ecclesiastical views in his Modest and Free Conference between a Conformist and a Nonconformist (by "a lover of peace").

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