nonconformity Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun lack of harmony or correspondence
  2. noun a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs
    nonconformance; nonconformism.
  3. noun unorthodoxy as a consequence of not conforming to expected standards or values
  4. noun failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior
    nonconformance.

WordNet

Non*con*form"i*ty noun
Definitions
  1. Neglect or failure of conformity; especially, in England, the neglect or refusal to unite with the established church in its rites and modes of worship.

Webster 1913