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non·con·formists
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Nonconformists
a name originally applied to the clergy of the Established Church of England, some two thousand, who in 1662 resigned their livings rather than submit to the terms of the Act of Uniformity passed on the 24th of August that year, and now applied to the whole Dissenting body in England.
Etymology and Origins
Nonconformists
Those ministers of the Church of England who refused to subscribe or conform to the “Act of Conformity,” and thereby lost their livings. The term is now generally applied to all Dissenting congregations.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nonconformists in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nonconformists in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of nonconformists in a Sentence
Nonconformists travel as a rule in bunches. You rarely find a nonconformist who goes it alone. And woe to him inside a nonconformist clique who does not conform with nonconformity
The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.
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