NONCONFORMIST


Meaning of NONCONFORMIST in English

/non'keuhn fawr"mist/ , n.

1. a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas.

2. ( often cap. ) a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England; dissenter.

[ 1610-20; NON- + CONFORMIST ]

Syn. 1. dissenter, dissident, individualist, loner.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .