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Nonconformity

Non-con-form′i-ty

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Noun.
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.

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nonconformity

nonconformity

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Noun

nonconformity (countable and uncountable, plural nonconformities)

  1. rejection of or the failure to conform, especially to standards, rules, or laws
  2. (religion) the refusal to adhere to a state religion
  3. (geology) A type of unconformity in which a non-sedimentary rock intrudes in sedimentary layers.

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