adj
Meaning 1
Not conforming to established customs, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
nonconformist
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noun
Meaning 2
A member of a church separated from the Church of England; a Protestant dissenter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Loosely, a Christian who does not conform to the doctrines of an established church.
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noun
Meaning 4
Someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices.
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noun
Meaning 5
A noctuid moth (Lithophane lamda).
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noun
Meaning 6
A member of a Protestant church which does not observe the doctrines of the established church, especially of the Church of England.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
Examples
- Near-synonyms: (all sometimes synonymous) Dissenter, recusant, Free Churchman; autem cackler (archaic cant)
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Dissenter, recusant, Free Churchman, autem cackler
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dissenter, dissident, nonconformist, Reformer
adjective
Meaning 7
not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- their rabidly nonconformist deportment has made them legendary
- the old stubborn nonconformist spirit of the early settlers
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unconformist
Antonyms: conformist
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nonconforming
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 9
someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: recusant
Antonyms: conformist
Broader terms: dissenter, dissident, protester, objector, contestant
Narrower terms: beatnik, beat, bohemian, enfant terrible, heretic, maverick, rebel
noun
Meaning 10
a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chapelgoer
Antonyms: Anglican
Broader terms: Protestant
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English non- English conform Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English conformist English nonconformist From non- + conformist.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: дисидентски (disidentski) — not conforming to established customs etc
- Chinese Mandarin: 不循规蹈矩的 — not conforming to established customs etc
- Finnish: epäsovinnainen — not conforming to established customs etc
- French: anticonformiste — not conforming to established customs etc
- German: nonkonformistisch — not conforming to established customs etc
- Hungarian: nonkonformista — not conforming to established customs etc
- Italian: nonconformistico — not conforming to established customs etc
- Italian: nonconformistica — not conforming to established customs etc
- Swedish: frireligiös — not conforming to established customs etc
- Swedish: icke-konformistisk — not conforming to established customs etc
- Swedish: nonkonformistisk — not conforming to established customs etc
- Bulgarian: дисидент (disident) — someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices
- Catalan: inconformista — someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices
- Chinese Mandarin: 不循规蹈矩者 — someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices
- Czech: nonkonformista — someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices
- Finnish: toisinajattelija — someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices
- French: anticonformiste — someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices
- French: non-conformiste — someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices
- German: Nonkonformist — someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices
- German: Nonkonformistin — someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices
- Greek: αιρετικός (airetikós) — someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices
- Greek: ετερίδοξος (eterídoxos) — someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices
- Hungarian: nonkonformista — someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices
- Italian: anticonformista — someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices
- Northern Kurdish: fikircuda — someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices
- Northern Kurdish: hizircuda — someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices
- Polish: nonkonformista — someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices
- Portuguese: não-conformista — someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices
- Romanian: nonconformist — someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices
- Romanian: nonconformistă — someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices
- Russian: нонконформи́ст (nonkonformíst) — someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices
- Russian: нонконформи́стка (nonkonformístka) — someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices
- Spanish: inconformista — someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices
- Swedish: icke-konformist — someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices
- Swedish: nonkonformist — someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices
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