nonconformist

Speech parts

1. nonconformist - Noun

2. nonconformist - Adjective

3. nonconformist - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

One who does not conform to an established church; especially, one who does not conform to the established church of England; a dissenter.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gnostic protestant bohemian maverick kinky original independent infidel iconoclast misfit kook swinger freethinker resister strayer
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Antonyms

orthodox anglican traditional bourgeois classical conventional
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Hypernyms

protestant contestant dissident protester dissenter objector

Hyponyms

bohemian maverick beat rebel heretic beatnik

Related terms

nonconformist register

Phrases with the word

nonconformist behavior fashionable nonconformist gender nonconformist nonconformist sexual obsession nonconformist church nonconformist chapel

Examples

their rabidly nonconformist deportment has made them legendary Source: Internet

the old stubborn nonconformist spirit of the early settlers Source: Internet

Although there is much doubt about how much belief Callaghan retained into adult life, the Baptist nonconformist ethic was a profound influence throughout all of his public and private life. Source: Internet

A survey of the attendance at places of worship on a particular Sunday in that year recorded that 17.8% of worshipers attended church services, with the remainder attending nonconformist chapels. Source: Internet

Following the Conference in 1605, Clyfton was declared a nonconformist and stripped of his position at Babworth. Source: Internet

He became interested in religion after his marriage, attending first the parish church and then joining the Bedford Meeting, a nonconformist group in Bedford, and becoming a preacher. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

nonconformer nonconforming nonconformism nonconformist behavior nonconformist chapel nonconformist church