[syn: nonconforming, nonconformist]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nonconformist \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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
nonconformist
adj 1: 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" [syn:
nonconformist, unconformist] [ant: conformist]
2: not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially
in religion [syn: nonconforming, nonconformist]
n 1: a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church
of England [syn: Nonconformist, chapelgoer] [ant:
Anglican]
2: someone who refuses to conform to established standards of
conduct [syn: nonconformist, recusant] [ant:
conformist]