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English
Etymology
From non- + conformist.
Noun
nonconformist (plural nonconformists)
- A member of a church separated from the Church of England; a Protestant dissenter.
- Loosely, a Christian who does not conform to the doctrines of an established church.
- Someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices.
- A noctuid moth (Lithophane lamda).
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Adjective
nonconformist (comparative more nonconformist, superlative most nonconformist)
- Not conforming to established customs, etc.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 214, about Halton Holegate:One of the village's most notable sons was Thomas Grantham, a Baptist church leader born in 1634, who was persecuted and imprisoned in the struggle for nonconformist beliefs during the reign of Charles II.
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French non-conformiste.
Noun
nonconformist m (plural nonconformiști, feminine equivalent nonconformistă)
- nonconformist, maverick
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