nonconformist Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England
    chapelgoer.
  2. noun someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
    recusant.
  3. adjective not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought
    unconformist.
    • their rabidly nonconformist deportment has made them legendary
    • the old stubborn nonconformist spirit of the early settlers
  4. adjective satellite not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion
    nonconforming.

WordNet

Non`con*form"ist noun
Definitions
  1. One who does not conform to an established church; especially, one who does not conform to the established church of England; a dissenter.

Webster 1913