nonconformist
/nˌɑnkənfˈɔɹmɪst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A member of a church separated from the Church of England; a Protestant dissenter.
noun
Loosely, a Christian who does not conform to the doctrines of an established church.
noun
A noctuid moth (Lithophane lamda).
adj
Not conforming to established customs, etc.
noun
A member of a Protestant church which does not observe the doctrines of the established church, especially of the Church of England.
Example Sentences
- "One of the village's most notable sons was Thomas Grantham, a Baptist church leader born in 1634, who was persecuted and imprisoned in the struggle for nonconformist beliefs during the reign of Charles II."
- "Near-synonyms: (all sometimes synonymous) Dissenter, recusant, Free Churchman; autem cackler (archaic cant)"
Etymology
Etymology tree English non- English conform Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English conformist English nonconformist From non- + conformist.
Inflected Forms
nonconformists (plural)
non-conformist (alternative)
more nonconformist (comparative)
most nonconformist (superlative)