nonconformist
nonconformist noun: a member of a church separated from the Church of England; a Protestant dissenter.
Noun (1)
nonconformist (plural nonconformists)
- A member of a church separated from the Church of England; a Protestant dissenter.
- Loosely, a Christian who does not conform to the doctrines of an established church.
- Someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices.
- Synonyms:
- free spirit
- A noctuid moth (Lithophane lamda).
Adjective
nonconformist (comparative more nonconformist, superlative most nonconformist)
- Not conforming to established customs, etc.
- One of the village's most notable sons was Thomas Grantham, a Baptist church leader born in 1634, who was persecuted and imprisoned in the struggle for nonconformist beliefs during the reign of Charles II.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 214, about Halton Holegate
Noun (2) capitalized: Nonconformist
Nonconformist (plural Nonconformists)
- A member of a Protestant church which does not observe the doctrines of the established church, especially of the Church of England.
- Near-synonyms: (all sometimes synonymous) Dissenter, recusant, Free Churchman; autem cackler (archaic cant)
- Synonyms:
- Dissenter, recusant, Free Churchman, autem cackler
nonconformist meaning in Urdu, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
nonconformist in Urdu
- غیرمقلد
nonconformist in Bengali
- প্রচলিত রীতিনীতি বিরোধী, প্রথাবিরোধী ব্যক্তি
nonconformist in Malayalam
- rebel, dissenter, dissentient
- അസാമ്പ്രദായികൻ, ആചാരവിരോധി, മതാചാരഭ്രഷ്ടൻ, സഭാചട്ടങ്ങൾക്കു വിരോധി, സ്വപക്ഷത്യാഗി, സ്വപക്ഷത്തുനിന്നു മാറുന്നവൻ
nonconformist in Kannada
- ರೂಢಿವಿರೋಧಿ, ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತಕ್ಕೆ ಬದ್ಧನಾಗದವನು
Synonyms of nonconformist
Forms of nonconformist
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | nonconformists |
| alternative form | non-conformist |
| plural | Nonconformists |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more nonconformist |
| superlative | most nonconformist |
Origin of nonconformist
From non- + conformist.
Words formed from nonconformist
Phrases with nonconformist
Questions about nonconformist
- What does nonconformist mean?
- Nonconformist means a member of a church separated from the Church of England; a Protestant dissenter.
- What is nonconformist in Urdu?
- Nonconformist in Urdu is غیرمقلد. See Nonconformist meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is nonconformist?
- Nonconformist can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of nonconformist?
- The plural of nonconformist is nonconformists.
Words near nonconformist in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: nonconformist (page history and authors); Nonconformist (page history and authors); nonconformist (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nonconformist (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nonconformist (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); nonconformist (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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