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Meanings of nonconformism in anglès

A lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs.

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Examples for "nonconformity"
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John Lothrop, of Scituate, who had been imprisoned in England for nonconformity.
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The young tremble even more than the old at the penalties of nonconformity.
On Compromise
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It was congenial territory for Gold, in its treatment of nonconformity.
The Guardian
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The young convention-breaker eventually finds that he pays too heavily for his nonconformity.
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Mrs. Lovegrove arose with alacrity, retail trade and nonconformity alike forgiven.
The Far Horizon
Usage of nonconformism in anglès
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Vegetarians-peoplewho choose not to eat meat even when it's available-havealways been comfortable with their nonconformism.
Before you know kindness
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Plenty of people felt that way, and Provincetown is a place I really associate with that kind of nonconformism.
The new yorker
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He wants to infiltrate the suburbs through the free market, and to infect them from within, spreading beauty and nonconformism among the dumb boxes.
The Guardian
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He credits his nonconformism ("I'm the weirdest person here," he laughs) and his self-assurance to his mum, an estate agent who had him at 18.
The Guardian
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Neither does it gloss over Swift's hatred and intolerance of "Popery" and of Nonconformism.
The Irish Times
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Was not Nonconformism itself largely a popular protest against the harsh treatment of the poor at the hand of the established Church?
Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution
Nonconformism through the time