n.
Pronunciation: - ' fo ̇ r-m ə -t ē
Function: noun
Date: 1618
1 a : failure or refusal to conform to an established church b often capitalized : the movement or principles of English Protestant dissent c often capitalized : the body of English Nonconformists
2 : refusal to conform to an established or conventional creed, rule, or practice
3 : absence of agreement or correspondence