NONCONFORMIST

• (noun) someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct

  synonyms : recusant

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

  synonyms : chapelgoer

• (adj.) not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought

  "their rabidly nonconformist deportment has made them legendary", "the old stubborn nonconformist spirit of the early settlers"

  synonyms : unconformist

• (adj.) not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion

  synonyms : nonconforming

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