Noun
- 1. Nonconformist, chapelgoer, Protestant
- usage: a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England
- 2. nonconformist, recusant, dissenter, dissident, protester, objector, contestant
- usage: someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
Adjective
- 1. nonconformist (vs. conformist), unconformist
- usage: not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought; "their rabidly nonconformist deportment has made them legendary"; "the old stubborn nonconformist spirit of the early settlers"
- 2. nonconforming, nonconformist, unorthodox (vs. orthodox)
- usage: not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion
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