nonkonformism — meaning in English
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English meaning
- nonconformity noun A refusal to conform to the doctrine, discipline, or practice of a state religion, especially refusal by other Protestants to conform to the doctrine or discipline of the Church of England; the principles or practice of nonconformists; nonconformists as a class.
Senses
nonkonformism is used for these senses in English:
- nonconformism (often, capitalized, English church history) Protestantism in England outside of the Anglican Church of England.
- nonconformity Refusal to conform to the doctrine, discipline, or practice of a state religion, especially refusal by other Protestants to conform to the doctrine or discipline of the Church of England; the principles or practice of nonconformists; nonconformists as a class.
nonconformity — full definition
- noun A refusal to conform to the doctrine, discipline, or practice of a state religion, especially refusal by other Protestants to conform to the doctrine or discipline of the Church of England; the principles or practice of nonconformists; nonconformists as a class.
- noun A rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law.
- noun A type of unconformity in which a nonsedimentary rock intrudes in sedimentary layers.