Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nonconformity"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nonconformity \Non*con*form"i*ty\, n.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nonconformity
n 1: lack of harmony or correspondence
2: a lack of conformity [syn: {nonconformance}] [ant: {conformity}]
3: unorthodoxy as a consequence of not conforming to expected
standards or values
4: failure to conform [ant: {conformity}]
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