nonconformist
11Nonconformist — UK [ˌnɒnkənˈfɔː(r)mɪst] / US [ˌnɑnkənˈfɔrmɪst] noun [countable] Word forms Nonconformist : singular Nonconformist plural Nonconformists a member of a type of protestant Christian church that is not the main type of church in a country Derived… …
12nonconformist — /non keuhn fawr mist/, n. 1. a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas. 2. (often cap.) a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England; dissenter. [1610 20; NON + CONFORMIST] Syn. 1.… …
13nonconformist — I UK [ˌnɒnkənˈfɔː(r)mɪst] / US [ˌnɑnkənˈfɔrmɪst] adjective different from the way that most people usually think or behave II UK [ˌnɒnkənˈfɔː(r)mɪst] / US [ˌnɑnkənˈfɔrmɪst] noun [countable] Word forms nonconformist : singular nonconformist plural …
14nonconformist — noun /nɒnkənˈfɔməst / (say nonkuhn fawmuhst) 1. someone who refuses to conform, especially to an established Church 2. someone belonging to an originally British protestant church which at no time acknowledged the established church in England,… …
15nonconformist — noun Date: 1619 1. often capitalized a person who does not conform to an established church; especially one who does not conform to the Church of England 2. a person who does not conform to a generally accepted pattern of thought or action •… …
16Nonconformist — noun A member of a Protestant church which does not observe the doctrines of the established church, especially of the Church of England. See Also: nonconformist register …
17nonconformist — non|con|form|ist [ˌnɔnkənˈfo:mıst US ˌna:nkənˈfo:r ] n someone who does not accept the ways of thinking or behaving accepted by most other people in their society or group >nonconformist adj >nonconformity n [U] …
18nonconformist — non|con|form|ist1 [ ,nankən fɔrmıst ] adjective different from the way most people usually think or behave nonconformist non|con|form|ist 2 [ ,nankən fɔrmıst ] noun count someone who does not think or behave in the usual way …
19Nonconformist — a member of a Protestant Church which dissents from the established Church of England. → nonconformist …
20nonconformist — noun a person who does not conform to prevailing ideas or established practice. ↘(Nonconformist) a member of a Protestant Church which dissents from the established Church of England. adjective not conforming to prevailing ideas or established… …
