nonconformity

Noun

Meaning

Neglect or failure of conformity; especially, in England, the neglect or refusal to unite with the established church in its rites and modes of worship.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

nonconformism nonconformance puritanism difference contrast resistance opposition exception distinction variation departure protest revolt rebellion rejection
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Antonyms

conformity concord consonance agreement correspondence accordance
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Hypernyms

heresy failure disagreement heterodoxy unorthodoxy

Hyponyms

nonobservance

Related terms

nonconformist nonconformism

Phrases with the word

gender nonconformity

Examples

Nonconformists travel as a rule in bunches. You rarely find a nonconformist who goes it alone. And woe to him inside a nonconformist clique who does not conform with nonconformity. Eric Hoffer

Nonconformity is the highest evolutionary attainment of social animals. Aldo Leopold

It is probable that democracy owes more to Nonconformity than to any other single movement. R. H. Tawney

If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity. Bill Vaughan

I wish to suggest that ample opportunity does exist for dissent, for protest, and for nonconformity. But I must also say that the right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously. Hubert Humphrey

An important aspect of Nonconformity was its cult of the Bible as the fount of all wisdom. But the Bible takes much of its colour from whoever is reading it, and it provides a text to support almost every shade of opinion, however preposterous. Robertson Davies

Close letter words and terms

nonconformitan nonconformitancy nonconformitant nonconfoundable nonconfrontation nonconfrontational