Meaning

noun a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England

noun someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct

adjective not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought

originEtymology tree English non- English conform Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō 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.

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