nonconformist
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++non·con·form·ist /ˌnɒnkənˈfɔːmɪst◂ $ ˌnɑːnkənˈfɔːr-/ AWL noun [countable] DIFFERENTsomeone who does not accept the ways of thinking or behaving accepted by most other people in their society or group 不遵守规范的人，不遵循常规的人 —nonconformist adjective —nonconformity noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
nonconformist• She prided herself on being a nonconformist, on getting results by breaking the rules.• He felt out of place, a nonconformist in a society where conformity was highly prized.• a political nonconformistNonconformist adjective RRCrelating to one of the Protestant Christian churches that have separated from the Church of England 不信奉英国国教的 —Nonconformist noun [countable] —Nonconformism noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpus
Nonconformist• He was educated in a Nonconformist academy; his abilities lay in mathematics, engineering, and business administration.• This was the only Nonconformist chapel Butterfield ever designed and in 1976 it became a parish church.• In sharp contrast to previous pacifist agitations, the Nonconformist churches played only a minor role.• By and large the Nonconformist churches supported the war, destroying themselves as a significant political force in the process.• The building's hall is still frequently a venue for those exercising their Nonconformist Consciences on current political controversies.• Unlike the Rector of Great Leighs the Nonconformist minister had no security of tenure.• Indeed it had and the Nonconformist minister stood at the very centre of the Nonconformist world we are discussing.• The third division was the propagation of Nonconformist principles.non·con·form·ist nounNonconformist adjectiveChineseSyllable
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nonconformist
non‧con‧form‧ist AC /ˌnɒnkənˈfɔːməst◂, ˌnɒnkənˈfɔːmɪst◂ $ ˌnɑːnkənˈfɔːr-/
noun [countable]
someone who does not accept the ways of thinking or behaving accepted by most other people in their society or group
—nonconformist adjective
—nonconformity noun [uncountable]
non‧con‧form‧ist AC /ˌnɒnkənˈfɔːməst◂, ˌnɒnkənˈfɔːmɪst◂ $ ˌnɑːnkənˈfɔːr-/
noun [countable]someone who does not accept the ways of thinking or behaving accepted by most other people in their society or group
—nonconformist adjective
—nonconformity noun [uncountable]
Nonconformist
Nonconformist adjective
relating to one of the Protestant Christian churches that have separated from the Church of England
—Nonconformist noun [countable]
—Nonconformism noun [uncountable]
Nonconformist
adjectiverelating to one of the Protestant Christian churches that have separated from the Church of England
—Nonconformist noun [countable]
—Nonconformism noun [uncountable]