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nonconformity

noun non·con·for·mi·ty \-ˈfȯr-mə-tē\

: failure or refusal to behave the way most people behave : failure or refusal to conform

Full Definition of NONCONFORMITY

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

: refusal to conform to an established or conventional creed, rule, or practice

: absence of agreement or correspondence

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