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b) The refusal to adhere to a state religion.See Also: alternativism, nonconformism
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nonconformity — non·con·for·mi·ty /ˌnän kən fȯr mə tē/ n pl ties 1: failure to conform to or comply with something (as contract requirements) acceptance of goods occurs when the buyer...will take or retain them in spite of their nonconformity Uniform Commercial … Law dictionary
Nonconformity — may refer to: Nonconformity (literature), a memoir by Nelson Algren, published posthumously in 1992 Nonconformity (quality), a term in quality management A type of unconformity in geology Nonconformism, the state of Protestants in England and… … Wikipedia
Nonconformity — non fulfilment of a requirement to. 3.6.2 ISO 9000:2005). Источник … Словарь-справочник терминов нормативно-технической документации
Nonconformity — Non*con*form i*ty, n. Neglect or failure of conformity; especially, in England, the neglect or refusal to unite with the established church in its rites and modes of worship. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nonconformity — [n] belief, behavior different from most bohemianism, breach, contumaciousness, denial, disaffection, disagreement, disapprobation, disapproval, discordance, disobedience, dissent, eccentricity, exception, heresy, heterodoxy, iconoclasm,… … New thesaurus
nonconformity — [nän΄kən fôrm′ə tē] n. 1. failure or refusal to act in conformity with generally accepted beliefs and practices 2. [N ] refusal to accept the doctrines or follow the practices of the Anglican Church 3. lack of agreement or harmony … English World dictionary
nonconformity — n. nonconformity in, to * * * [ˌnɒnkən fɔːmɪtɪ] to nonconformity in … Combinatory dictionary
nonconformity — [[t]nɒ̱nkənfɔ͟ː(r)mɪti[/t]] also non conformity N UNCOUNT Nonconformity is behaviour or thinking which is different from that of most people. You re deliberately unconventional. Even your choice of clothes is a statement of your non conformity … English dictionary
nonconformity — n. 1 a nonconformists as a body, esp. (Nonconformity) Protestants dissenting from the Anglican Church. b the principles or practice of nonconformists, esp. (Nonconformity) Protestant dissent. 2 (usu. foll. by to) failure to conform to a rule etc … Useful english dictionary
nonconformity — nonconformist ► NOUN 1) a person who does not conform to prevailing ideas or established practice. 2) (Nonconformist) a member of a Protestant Church which dissents from the established Church of England. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not conforming to… … English terms dictionary
nonconformity to fact — index falsehood Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
