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Meanings of Nonconformist in English

Catalan
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.

Related terms

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

Usage of Nonconformist in English
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But I wish a Nonconformist Church could rise up in these days.
Tired Church Members
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He educated himself, and then I think he edited some Nonconformist paper.
The Half-Hearted
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There's a new Louis born to-night, in a funny little Nonconformist chapel.
Captivity
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I imagine it's infidel or Aztec or Nonconformist or something like that.
Options
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One, whose name I forget, was a journalist, correspondent for the 'Nonconformist'.
The Book of the Bush / Containing Many Truthful Sketches of the ...
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It was another Nonconformist, dressed all in black, with a broad-brimmed hat.
The system of the world
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This Radical group largely represented the industrial towns and Nonconformist interests.
The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1
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Gentlemen, I have due and great respect for the Nonconformist body.
The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10)
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Arthur Allway was her cousin, the son of a Nonconformist Minister.
All Roads Lead to Calvary
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It is a Nonconformist school, but I am not a Nonconformist.
Endymion
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All eyes noticed this and back-traced the trajectories to the Nonconformist.
The system of the world
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The church of St Martin was built in 1879, and there are Nonconformist chapels.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" ...
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Begg was elated after Nonconformist returned to form with authority.
News.com.au
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The very existence of free America gave to the English Nonconformist strength and courage.
As We Are and As We May Be
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J. H. Rushbrooke, and reproduced admiringly in the Nonconformist journals.
The War and the Churches
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While we were proceeding through one of the wards, the Nonconformist chaplain came by.
With Our Soldiers in France
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