be a non-conformist

  • 1non-conformist — (n.) also nonconformist, 1610s, originally one who adhered to Church of England doctrine but not its practice, from NON (Cf. non ) + CONFORMIST (Cf. conformist). After their ejection under the Act of Uniformity (1662) the name passed to the… …

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  • 2non-conformist — see nonconformist …

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  • 3non-conformist — One who refuses to comply with others; one who refuses to join in the established forms of custom, belief, styles, usages, rules, etc …

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  • 4non-conformist — One who refuses to comply with others; one who refuses to join in the established forms of custom, belief, styles, usages, rules, etc …

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  • 5NON-CONFORMIST — …

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  • 6non-conformiste — [ nɔ̃kɔ̃fɔrmist ] n. et adj. • 1688; de l angl. nonconformist 1 ♦ Hist. Protestant qui n est pas conformiste. Adj. Doctrine, église non conformiste. ⇒ dissident. 2 ♦ Par ext. (1830) Personne qui ne se conforme pas aux usages établis, aux opinions …

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  • 7non — non·bank; non·belligerent; non·book; non·combatant; non·combustible; non·committal; non·conformist; non·de·script; non·effective; non·essential; non·existent; non·immune; non·interventionist; non·ionic; non·ju·rant; non·literate; non·metallic;… …

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  • 8Samuel Jones (non-conformist) — Samuel Jones (1628 ndash; September 1697) was a Welsh nonconformist clergyman, who established an academy for educating dissenting ministers.LifeJones was born in Denbighshire, Wales, near Chirk Castle, in 1628. He matriculated at All Souls… …

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  • 9Non-conformists of the 1930s — Not to be confused with Nonconformism. The Non Conformists of the 1930s refers to a nebula of groups and individuals during the inter war period in France which was looking for new solutions to face the political, economical and social crisis.… …

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  • 10non·con·form·ist — /ˌnɑːnkənˈfoɚrmıst/ noun, pl ists [count] : a person who does not behave the way most people behave : someone who does not conform He was a nonconformist in college but now wears a three piece suit to work every day. They were stubborn… …

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