Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nonconformist"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nonconformist \Non`con*form"ist\, n.
One who does not conform to an established church;
especially, one who does not conform to the established
church of England; a dissenter.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nonconformist
adj 1: not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of
behavior or thought; "their rabidly nonformist
deportment has made them legendary"; "the old stubborn
nonconformist spirit of the early settlers" [syn: {unconformist}]
[ant: {conformist}]
2: not conforming to established customs or doctrines
especially in religion [syn: {nonconforming}]
n 1: a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of
England [syn: {Nonconformist}, {chapelgoer}] [ant: {Anglican}]
2: someone who refuses to conform to established standards of
conduct [syn: {recusant}] [ant: {conformist}]
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