nonconformist meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

nonconformist

nounalso spelled Nonconformist

Etymology From non- + conformist.

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.

A noctuid moth (Lithophane lamda).

adj

Etymology From non- + conformist.

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

Christianity 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)

Related terms: nonconformist register, Baptist, Independent, Methodist, nonconformist, Presbyterian, Quaker

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