Definitions for: Nonconformist


[n] a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England
[n] someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
[adj] 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"
[adj] not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: chapelgoer, nonconforming, recusant, unconformist, unorthodox

Antonyms: Anglican, conformist, conformist

See Also: beat, beatnik, bohemian, contestant, dissenter, dissident, enfant terrible, heretic, maverick, objector, Protestant, protester, rebel

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