Associations to the word «Nonconformist»

Wiktionary

NONCONFORMIST, noun. A member of a church separated from the Church of England; a Protestant dissenter. [from 17th c.]
NONCONFORMIST, noun. Loosely, a Christian who does not conform to the doctrines of an established church. [from 17th c.]
NONCONFORMIST, noun. Someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices. [from 17th c.]
NONCONFORMIST, adjective. Not conforming to established customs etc.
NONCONFORMIST, noun. (Christianity) A member of a Protestant church which does not observe the doctrines of the established church, especially of the Church of England.
NONCONFORMIST REGISTER, noun. The parish register of a nonconformist church or chapel.
NONCONFORMIST REGISTERS, noun. Plural of nonconformist register

Dictionary definition

NONCONFORMIST, noun. A Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England.
NONCONFORMIST, noun. Someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct.
NONCONFORMIST, adjective. Not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought; "their rabidly nonconformist deportment has made them legendary"; "the old stubborn nonconformist spirit of the early settlers".
NONCONFORMIST, adjective. Not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn