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Synonyms for non-conforming


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kuhn-fawrm
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈfɔrm

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Définition of non-conforming

Origin :
  • also nonconforming, 1640s, from non- + conforming (see conform). Originally with reference to churches.
  • As in nonconforming : adj nonobservant
  • As in sectarian : adj narrow-minded, exclusive
  • As in iconoclastic : adj skeptical
  • As in off the wall : adj bizarrely unusual
  • As in contrary : adj antagonistic; opposite
Example sentences :
  • Laud succeeded in hunting the non-conforming Puritans from their lectureships and chaplaincies.
  • Extract from : « The Beginners of a Nation » by Edward Eggleston.
  • No non-conforming sects disturb his reign, For of his yoke, there's very few complain.
  • Extract from : « The True-Born Englishman » by Daniel Defoe
  • Her offence was harboring a non-conforming minister named Hicks.
  • Extract from : « The Every Day Book of History and Chronology » by Joel Munsell
  • Every non-conforming measure is unquestionably affected by the prevailing type of the rhythmical sequence in which it occurs.
  • Extract from : « Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 » by Various

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