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Meanings of non-conformity in English

Russian
нонконформизм
Portuguese
inconformismo
Spanish
anticonformismo
Catalan
anticonformisme

Behaviour or attitude that does not conform to the norms of a group.

      нонконформизм
      Usage of non-conformity in English
      1
      Among the churches non-conformity began more decidedly to assume the form of secession.
      The Beginnings of New England / Or the Puritan Theocracy in its ...
      2
      In fact, when women become enlightened, non-conformity to fashion will be all the fashion.
      A Domestic Problem : Work and Culture in the Household
      3
      But those who embrace its non-conformity will be richly rewarded.
      News.com.au
      4
      These calls for non-conformity and the acceptance of difference were becoming more and more strident.
      The Guardian
      5
      Most striking were their high scores for impulsive non-conformity and introverted personality traits, the researchers said.
      Reuters
      6
      I liked the fact that Snyder promotes non-conformity.
      Wired
      7
      On this false view of unity, might the primitive Christians and Protestant martyrs be censured for non-conformity.
      The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 / An Historical Novel
      8
      A painstaking non-conformity about the decoration.
      Erik Dorn
      9
      The festival is just more non-conformity.'
      The Guardian
      10
      Then, decades later, his adoption by the giants of hip-hop as a symbol of black pride and non-conformity.
      The Guardian
      11
      Her spirit is defined by her ancestry, her people "were susceptible to whimsy and a certain non-conformity".
      The Irish Times
      12
      The contrasts illustrate the strong influence that language and religion have on views toward homosexuality and gender non-conformity, he said.
      Reuters
      13
      Hooker began to preach at Chelmsford in 1626, and was silenced for non-conformity in 1629.
      Great Epochs in American History, Vol. II / The Planting Of The ...
      14
      He exacted a rigid conformity to his rules of non-conformity and his scepticism had the absolute accent of a dogma.
      The Reef
      15
      He encountered the hostility of Laud and, to use the phrase of that time, was "silenced for non-conformity."
      Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2
      16
      Mr. Robinson had left England as early as 1608, on account of the persecutions for non-conformity, and had retired to Holland.
      The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster / With an Essa...
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      Translations for non-conformity
      Portuguese
      inconformismo
      Non-conformity through the time