nonconformist

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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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

From non- + conformist.

Not even those Nonconformist holes in Wales. — Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy, Bernard Shaw
Nonconformist England now came vigorously to the support of the North. — Great Britain and the American Civil War, Ephraim Douglass Adams
That ‘nonconformist’ of Uncle Jolyon’s has been pilfering, I shouldn’t wonder!” But in spite of his calmness, he too was ill at ease. — The Forsyte Saga - Complete, John Galsworthy

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