nonconformity
Etymology

From non- + conformity.

Noun

nonconformity

  1. Refusal to conform to the doctrine, discipline, or practice of a state religion, especially refusal by other Protestants to conform to the doctrine or discipline of the Church of England; the principles or practice of nonconformists; nonconformists as a class.
    Synonyms: dissent, dissentism, inconformity, nonconformism, nonconformitancy
    Antonyms: conformity
  2. Rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law.
    Synonyms: disconformity, inconformity, nonconformism
    Antonyms: conformity
  3. (geology) A type of unconformity in which a non-sedimentary rock intrudes in sedimentary layers.
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