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Meaning of nonconformist

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  nonconformist
      adj 1: 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" [syn:
             {nonconformist}, {unconformist}] [ant: {conformist}]
      2: not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially
         in religion [syn: {nonconforming}, {nonconformist}]
      n 1: a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church
           of England [syn: {Nonconformist}, {chapelgoer}] [ant:
           {Anglican}]
      2: someone who refuses to conform to established standards of
         conduct [syn: {nonconformist}, {recusant}] [ant:
         {conformist}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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