Meaning

4 senses
  1. A member of a church separated from the Church of England; a Protestant dissenter.

    a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England

  2. Loosely, a Christian who does not conform to the doctrines of an established church.

    someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct

  3. Someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices.

    Nonkonformist, Nonkonformistin

    нонконформи́стnonkonformíst, нонконформи́сткаnonkonformístka

  4. A noctuid moth (Lithophane lamda).

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Tom has always been a nonconformist.

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  2. Tom's nonconformist tendencies grated on some people.

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  3. Tom will never stop being a nonconformist.

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  4. The art teacher's unconventional attire is the first hint that she's a nonconformist.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices:

Forms

plural: nonconformists

Synonyms

5 synonyms
someone who does not conform:free spirit
Close in meaning
  • someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct:recusant
  • a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England:chapelgoer

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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