[syn: ossification, conformity]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Conformity \Con*form"i*ty\, n.; pl. Conformities. [Cf. F.
conformit['e].]
1. Correspondence in form, manner, or character; resemblance;
agreement; congruity; -- followed by to, with, or between.
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By our conformity to God. --Tillotson.
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The end of all religion is but to draw us to a
conformity with God. --Dr. H.More.
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A conformity between the mental taste and the
sensitive taste. --Addison.
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2. (Eng. Eccl. Hist.) Compliance with the usages of the
Established Church.
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The king [James I.] soon afterward put forth a
proclamation requiring all ecclesiastical and civil
officers to do their duty by enforcing conformity.
--Hallam.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
conformity
n 1: correspondence in form or appearance [syn: conformity,
conformance]
2: acting according to certain accepted standards; "their
financial statements are in conformity with generally
accepted accounting practices" [syn: conformity,
conformation, compliance, abidance] [ant:
disobedience, noncompliance, nonconformance,
nonconformity]
3: orthodoxy in thoughts and belief [syn: conformity,
conformism] [ant: nonconformance, nonconformism,
nonconformity]
4: concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal"
[syn: accord, conformity, accordance]
5: hardened conventionality [syn: ossification, conformity]