nonconformity

== English == === Alternative forms === Non-conformity, non-conformity, Nonconformity === Etymology === From non- +‎ conformity. === Pronunciation === (US, Canada) IPA(key): /nɑnkənˈfɔɹmɪdi/ === Noun === nonconformity (countable and uncountable, plural nonconformities) 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. Synonyms: dissent, (rare) dissentism, inconformity, nonconformism, (obsolete, rare) nonconformitancy Antonym: conformity A rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law. Synonyms: disconformity, inconformity, nonconformism Antonym: conformity (geology) A type of unconformity in which a nonsedimentary rock intrudes in sedimentary layers. ==== Hyponyms ==== gender nonconformity ==== Derived terms ==== gender nonconformity ==== Related terms ==== nonconformism nonconformist ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== alternativism disconformity Dissenterage Dissenterism recusancy unconformity === References === “nonconformity, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2022.