a member of a Protestant denomination that dissents from an Established Church, esp the Church of England
of, relating to, or denoting Nonconformists
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non•con•form•ist /ˌnɑnkənˈfɔrmɪst/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
adj. [before a noun]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- a person who refuses to conform to established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
adj. [before a noun]
- Religionof or relating to this kind of person or behavior.
non•con•form•ist
(non′kən fôr′mist),USA pronunciation n.
- a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
- Religion(often cap.) a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England;
dissenter.
- non- + conformist 1610–20
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dissenter, dissident, individualist, loner.
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a person who does not conform to generally accepted patterns of behaviour or thought
of or characterized by behaviour that does not conform to generally accepted patterns
'Nonconformist' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Baul
- Bethel
- Bethesda
- Methodist
- chapel
- churchgoer
- conventicle
- dissenter
- free spirit
- iconoclast
- maverick
- minister
- outlaw
- raffish
- sectary