1. Not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behaviour or thought
   "the old stubborn nonconformist spirit of the early settlers"; "their rabidly nonconformist deportment has made them legendary";
   - unconformist
    
2. Not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion
   "Her nonconformist ideas challenged the status quo";
   - nonconforming

1. Someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
   "The nonconformist artist challenged traditional artistic conventions";
   - recusant

1. A Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England
   "His family had been Nonconformists since the 17th century";
   - chapelgoer

Derived forms: Nonconformists, nonconformists

See also: unorthodox

Type of: contestant, dissenter, dissident, objector, Protestant, protester, protestor

Antonym: Anglican, conformist

Encyclopedia: Nonconformist