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/nɑnkənˈfɔɹmɪdi/
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A refusal to conform to the doctrine, discipline, or practice of a state religion, especially refusal by other Protestants to conform to the doctrine or discipline of the Church of England; the principles or practice of nonconformists; nonconformists as a class.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dissent, dissentism, inconformity, nonconformism, nonconformitancy
Antonyms: conformity
A rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: disconformity, inconformity, nonconformism
Antonyms: conformity
A type of unconformity in which a nonsedimentary rock intrudes in sedimentary layers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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Alternative form of nonconformity (“refusal to conform to a state religion”).
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: nonconformance
Antonyms: conformity
Broader terms: failure
Narrower terms: nonobservance
unorthodoxy as a consequence of not conforming to expected standards or values
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: unorthodoxy, heterodoxy
a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: nonconformism, nonconformance
Antonyms: conformity
Broader terms: unorthodoxy, heterodoxy, heresy
lack of harmony or correspondence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: disagreement
Across languages
Translations 17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Swedish :
nonkonformism
— refusal to conform to a state religion
Catalan :
inconformisme
— rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law
Czech :
nonkonformismus
— rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law
Finnish :
epäsovinnaisuus
— rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law
Finnish :
sopeutumattomuus
— rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law
French :
anticonformisme
— rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law
German :
Nichtkonformität
— rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law
German :
Nonkonformität
— rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law
German :
Nonkonformismus
— rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law
Greek :
μη συμμόρφωση
(mi symmórfosi)
— rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law
Greek :
αναντιστοιχία
(anantistoichía)
— rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law
Hebrew :
נונקונפורמיסט
— rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law
Italian :
anticonformismo
— rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law
Polish :
nonkonformizm
— rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law
Scottish Gaelic :
neo-aontachd
— rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law
Spanish :
no conformidad
— rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law
Swedish :
nonkonformism
— rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law
