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Meanings of nonconformist (nonconformists) in anglès

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inconformista

Someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct.

inconformista

Not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought.

Not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion.

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A Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England.

Usage of nonconformists in anglès
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Between the nonconformists and the rigid conformists stood the Low Church party.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
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Like any other religious community, Liberty has its fair share of nonconformists.
The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest ...
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Passage of the Conventicle Act in England, directed against nonconformists or dissenters.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12
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He worked hard to keep the nonconformists within the Church of England.
The Irish Times
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He forbade the entrance into office of nonconformists as lecturers or chaplains.
The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut
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The Protestant nonconformists had not yet learned toleration in the school of suffering.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
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The Low Churchmen stood between the nonconformists and the rigid conformists.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History
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The penal statutes caused hundreds of these nonconformists to be put in gaol.
Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III
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He was the most prolific writer and controversialist of his day among nonconformists.
The World's Great Sermons, Volume 02: Hooker to South
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The result was that all nonconformists and all Puritans drew closer together under trial.
The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut
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Her gender nonconformists, and her society women too, are resolutely off-center and rarely gentle.
The Guardian
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I know they're great and wonderful people trying to become what others call "nonconformists".
I’m With the Band
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Wentworth favoured a formal and ceremonial Church and had made short work of the Puritan nonconformists.
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
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They gently blamed the scruples of the nonconformists.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
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But stripped of that overlay, his screenplay often sizzles with the self-conscious humor of smart nonconformists.
Reuters
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On the other hand, religion among most people, whether churchmen or nonconformists, seems to mean nothing.
All for a Scrap of Paper: A Romance of the Present War
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