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Meanings of nonconformity in English

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inconformitat

A lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs.

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      Usage of nonconformity in English
      1
      John Lothrop, of Scituate, who had been imprisoned in England for nonconformity.
      Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works
      2
      The young tremble even more than the old at the penalties of nonconformity.
      On Compromise
      3
      It was congenial territory for Gold, in its treatment of nonconformity.
      The Guardian
      4
      The young convention-breaker eventually finds that he pays too heavily for his nonconformity.
      English Prose / A Series of Related Essays for the Discussion an...
      5
      Mrs. Lovegrove arose with alacrity, retail trade and nonconformity alike forgiven.
      The Far Horizon
      6
      This is not merely a matter of time waste, or nonconformity.
      Rebels of the Red Planet
      7
      Laud was beheaded for treason, but none were put to death for nonconformity.
      Works of John Bunyan — Volume 01
      8
      The punishments inflicted for nonconformity were accompanied by the most refined and barbarous cruelties.
      Works of John Bunyan — Volume 01
      9
      If I understand it, this is nonconformity to the world.
      Godliness : being reports of a series of addresses delivered at ...
      10
      Women attend because it enhances their social capital, and nonconformity could be social suicide.
      The Guardian
      11
      Moreover, this tendency to the spread of nonconformity might be controlled by judicious legislation.
      The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut
      12
      For this act of nonconformity they were severely censured by some of their brethren.
      Fragments of Science: A Series of Detached Essays, Addresses, an...
      13
      She was far from being seriously concerned about his nonconformity.
      Far from the Madding Crowd
      14
      But protestant nonconformity is of no moment at all in modern England, or even Wales.
      The Guardian
      15
      For nonconformity the world whips you with its displeasure.
      Essays — First Series
      16
      His nonconformity is usually consideed a sign of brilliance.
      The new yorker
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