conformityn.

/kənˈfɔːmɪti/

Etymology: In 15th cent. conformyte , -ite , < French conformité (14th cent. Oresme) = Provençal conformitat , Spanish conformidad , Italian conformità , all < Latin type *conformitāt-em , < conformis : see conform adj. and -ity suffix. Formerly by confusion sometimes made into confirmity:?1533 G. Du Wes Introductorie for to lerne Frenche ii. sig. Bbi Contemplyng the same similitude to haue confirmite and agreyng.1557 in E. Lodge Illustr. Brit. Hist. (1791) I. 253 Whose good confirmytie and forwardnes in service.?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter cxi. 327 His workes of hands be seene: all truth and equytye, And his precepts: all faythfull be: in iust confirmytye.

a. Correspondence in form or manner; agreement in character; likeness, resemblance; congruity, harmony, accordance; exact correspondence to or with a pattern in some respect or matter.

ΘΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [noun]

accordmentc1330

accorda1398

consonancya1398

unitya1398

accordancea1400

commoningc1400

convenience1413

correspondence1413

answeringc1425

conformityc1430

consonance1430

congruity1447

concordancec1450

consonantc1475

agreement1495

monochordc1500

conveniencya1513

agreeance1525

agreeableness1531

concinnity1531

congruence1533

harmony?1533

concent1563

tunableness1569

agreeing1575

answerableness1577

concert1578

consent1578

sympathy1578

concord1579

symphonia1579

correspondency1589

atone1595

coherence1597

respondence1598

symphony1598

sortance1600

coherency1603

respondency1603

symbolizing1605

coaptation1614

compositiona1616

sympathizing1632

comportance1648

compliance1649

syntax1649

concinneness1655

symmetry1655

homology1656

consistency1659

consentaneousness1660

consistence1670

comportment1675

harmoniousness1679

symbolism1722

congruousness1727

accordancy1790

sameness1790

consentaneity1798

consilience1840

chime1847

consensus1854

solidarity1874

synchromesh1966

concordancing1976

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > conformity to or with a pattern, etc. > [noun]

agreeableness1531

conformance1606

conformity1665

conformability1864

c1430 tr. Thomas à Kempis Consol. ii. xii For loue of conformyte of þe crosse of crist.

1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xliv. 291 So..as there might be a conformitie betwene schoole and home.

1665 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 1 72 The Conformity of these Moons with our Moon.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 152. ⁋9 With strict conformity to nature.

1790 W. Paley Horæ Paulinæ i. 2 The letter, without being genuine, may exhibit marks of conformity with the history.

1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India III. vi. ii. 66 To know the conformity between the testimony and the facts.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. v. 443 The courts of the clergy were to fall into conformity with the secular tribunals.

†b. (with a and plural) A point of resemblance.

ΘΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [noun] > a similarity

similitudec1405

likeliness?a1425

resembling1482

likelihood1495

resemblance1532

semblable1547

likeness1598

conformitya1639

commonalty1841

a1639 H. Wotton Earl of Essex & Duke of Buckingham: Parallel in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1672) 182 To take a summary view of their Conformities.

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. iii. 43 To meet in many conformities.

a. Action in accordance with some standard, e.g. with law, order, wishes, fashion; compliance, acquiescence.

ΘΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [noun] > acting according to some standard, fashion, etc.

conformitya1513

symbolization1633

conforming1641

conformism1926

society > authority > subjection > obedience > [noun] > obedience to rule(s) > action in accordance with a standard

conformitya1513

abidance1803

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. clii That his grace myght see the conformyte of all his other subiectis.

1548 Order of Communion sig. A.ii^v With suche obedience and conformitie to receyue this oure ordinaunce.

1633 T. Stafford Pacata Hibernia iii. i. 283 The Province..was in so good conformity, as the civill Iustice..had as currant passage as in any of the former yeares of Peace.

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison VI. liii. 339 We see what you can do: Your conformity is enough for me.

1851 A. Helps Friends in Council I. 32 I think your taking dress as an illustration of extreme conformity is not bad.

b. (with a and plural)

ΘΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [noun] > acting according to some standard, fashion, etc. > an act of

conformity1566

1566 Cecil in J. Strype Ann. Reformation I. xlviii. 520 Their diligence and conformities herein.

1879 ‘G. Eliot’ Theophrastus Such v. 105 Her well-bred conformities.

c. to (†unto) a specified standard.

1642 Declar. Lords & Com. in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1721) II. 45 The Priviledges of Parliament, which the Contrivers..profess all Conformity unto.

1658 J. Bramhall Consecration Protestant Bishops Justified viii. 154 Their Conformity to the Roman Religion.

1853 F. W. Robertson Serm. 3rd Ser. xii. 141 It is not conformity to a creed that is here required, but aspiration after a state.

1868 A. P. Stanley Hist. Mem. Westm. Abbey ii. 86 Elizabeth's conformity to the ancient Ritual.

a. spec. Conformity in worship, adherence to the form of religion legally established or publicly recognized; in English History compliance with the rites, discipline, and doctrine of the Church of England, as prescribed by the various Acts of Uniformity, particularly that of 1662.occasional conformity: see occasional adj. and n. Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > conformity > [noun]

conformity1622

compliturea1624

compliance1699

1622 (title) Course of Conformitie.

1629 Petit. Conformist Clergy (MSS. St. Paper Office, Dom. Serv. Chas. I, cli. 45) I desire not to be released from conformitie.

1661 A. Marvell Let. 27 June in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 34 The Act for universall Conformity will within this day or two be brought in.

1662 S. Pepys Diary 21 Mar. (1970) III. 49 A proviso that my Lord Chancellor would have brought into the bill for Conformity, that it shall be in the power of the King, when he sees fit, to dispence with the act of Conformity.

1684 T. Otway Atheist i. 3 I..love Conformity, which is going to Church once a Month, well enough.

1703 H. Mackworth (title) Peace at home; or a vindication of the proceedings of the House of Commons, on a Bill for preventing danger from occasional conformity.

1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. II. 306 During the short reign of Edward, conformity was not pressed.

attributive.1711 J. Swift Lett. (1767) III. 269 A letter from a great presbyterian parson..complaining how their friends had betrayed them by passing this Conformity Bill.1878 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. I. i. 37 Its attitude towards the Occasional Conformity Bill.

†b. Conformists as a body. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > conformity > [noun] > person

conformitan1604

conformitant1621

conformalist1631

regular1632

conformist1634

conformity1672

1672 P. Henry Diaries & Lett. (1882) 247 All or most of the Conformity have said, etc.

†4. Symmetry of formation, congruity of parts. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > symmetry or regularity > [noun]

proportiona1382

measurec1384

symmetry1601

conformity1607

regularness1648

balance1733

regularity1758

symmetricalness1858

symmetricality1893

1607 T. Walkington Optick Glasse iii. sig. D5 Seeing in his body so great deformitie, hee..would haue auerred that in his soule there was no great conformity.

5. Phrases.

a. in conformity with: in agreement, accordance, or harmony with; in compliance with.

ΘΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > standard of conduct [phrase] > in conformity to or with

to the tune of1607

in conformity to1628

in conformity with1794

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 289 These [tides]..in such exact conformity with the motions of the moon.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 113 The House ought, in conformity with ancient usage, to adjourn over the Easter holidays.

1883 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 23 730 In conformity with the above notice Rumney caused an appearance to be entered within eight days of service.

b. in conformity to: according to (a standard, rule, or pattern), in obedience to, as required by, in compliance with. (Now less usual.)

ΘΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > standard of conduct [phrase] > in conformity to or with

to the tune of1607

in conformity to1628

in conformity with1794

1628 W. Bedell Let. in R. Parr Life J. Usher (1686) Coll. cxxxv. 402 A form [drawn]..in conformity to two instruments.

1651 in E. Nicholas Papers (1886) I. 271 In conformity to the practise and example of my predecessors.

1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection 84 in Justice Vindicated The doing it in conformity to Gods command, as he hath supernaturally revealed himself.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 133 The wells and springs..rise and fall, in exact conformity to the waxing and waning of the moon.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. iv. 56 Trained in conformity to her position and prospects.

1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (1876) ii. iv. 69 In strict conformity to their own theories.

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6. Bill of Conformity (Law).A bill which an executor or administrator, who finds the affairs of his testator or intestate so much involved that he cannot safely administer the estate, except under the direction of the Court of Chancery, files against the creditors generally, for the purpose of having all their claims adjusted and obtaining a final decree settling the order and payment of the assets. (Wharton Law Dict.)

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单词	conformity
释义	conformityn. /kənˈfɔːmɪti/ Etymology: In 15th cent. conformyte , -ite , < French conformité (14th cent. Oresme) = Provençal conformitat , Spanish conformidad , Italian conformità , all < Latin type conformitāt-em , < conformis* : see conform adj. and -ity suffix. Formerly by confusion sometimes made into confirmity:?1533 G. Du Wes Introductorie for to lerne Frenche ii. sig. Bbi Contemplyng the same similitude to haue confirmite and agreyng.1557 in E. Lodge Illustr. Brit. Hist. (1791) I. 253 Whose good confirmytie and forwardnes in service.?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter cxi. 327 His workes of hands be seene: all truth and equytye, And his precepts: all faythfull be: in iust confirmytye. 1. a. Correspondence in form or manner; agreement in character; likeness, resemblance; congruity, harmony, accordance; exact correspondence to or with a pattern in some respect or matter. ΘΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [noun] accordmentc1330 accorda1398 consonancya1398 unitya1398 accordancea1400 commoningc1400 convenience1413 correspondence1413 answeringc1425 conformityc1430 consonance1430 congruity1447 concordancec1450 consonantc1475 agreement1495 monochordc1500 conveniencya1513 agreeance1525 agreeableness1531 concinnity1531 congruence1533 harmony?1533 concent1563 tunableness1569 agreeing1575 answerableness1577 concert1578 consent1578 sympathy1578 concord1579 symphonia1579 correspondency1589 atone1595 coherence1597 respondence1598 symphony1598 sortance1600 coherency1603 respondency1603 symbolizing1605 coaptation1614 compositiona1616 sympathizing1632 comportance1648 compliance1649 syntax1649 concinneness1655 symmetry1655 homology1656 consistency1659 consentaneousness1660 consistence1670 comportment1675 harmoniousness1679 symbolism1722 congruousness1727 accordancy1790 sameness1790 consentaneity1798 consilience1840 chime1847 consensus1854 solidarity1874 synchromesh1966 concordancing1976 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > conformity to or with a pattern, etc. > [noun] agreeableness1531 conformance1606 conformity1665 conformability1864 c1430 tr. Thomas à Kempis Consol. ii. xii For loue of conformyte of þe crosse of crist. 1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xliv. 291 So..as there might be a conformitie betwene schoole and home. 1665 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 1 72 The Conformity of these Moons with our Moon. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 152. ⁋9 With strict conformity to nature. 1790 W. Paley Horæ Paulinæ i. 2 The letter, without being genuine, may exhibit marks of conformity with the history. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India III. vi. ii. 66 To know the conformity between the testimony and the facts. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. v. 443 The courts of the clergy were to fall into conformity with the secular tribunals. †b. (with a and plural) A point of resemblance. ΘΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [noun] > a similarity similitudec1405 likeliness?a1425 resembling1482 likelihood1495 resemblance1532 semblable1547 likeness1598 conformitya1639 commonalty1841 a1639 H. Wotton Earl of Essex & Duke of Buckingham: Parallel in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1672) 182 To take a summary view of their Conformities. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. iii. 43 To meet in many conformities. 2. a. Action in accordance with some standard, e.g. with law, order, wishes, fashion; compliance, acquiescence. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [noun] > acting according to some standard, fashion, etc. conformitya1513 symbolization1633 conforming1641 conformism1926 society > authority > subjection > obedience > [noun] > obedience to rule(s) > action in accordance with a standard conformitya1513 abidance1803 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. clii That his grace myght see the conformyte of all his other subiectis. 1548 Order of Communion sig. A.ii^v With suche obedience and conformitie to receyue this oure ordinaunce. 1633 T. Stafford Pacata Hibernia iii. i. 283 The Province..was in so good conformity, as the civill Iustice..had as currant passage as in any of the former yeares of Peace. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison VI. liii. 339 We see what you can do: Your conformity is enough for me. 1851 A. Helps Friends in Council I. 32 I think your taking dress as an illustration of extreme conformity is not bad. b. (with a and plural) ΘΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [noun] > acting according to some standard, fashion, etc. > an act of conformity1566 1566 Cecil in J. Strype Ann. Reformation I. xlviii. 520 Their diligence and conformities herein. 1879 ‘G. Eliot’ Theophrastus Such v. 105 Her well-bred conformities. c. to (†unto) a specified standard. Π 1642 Declar. Lords & Com. in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1721) II. 45 The Priviledges of Parliament, which the Contrivers..profess all Conformity unto. 1658 J. Bramhall Consecration Protestant Bishops Justified viii. 154 Their Conformity to the Roman Religion. 1853 F. W. Robertson Serm. 3rd Ser. xii. 141 It is not conformity to a creed that is here required, but aspiration after a state. 1868 A. P. Stanley Hist. Mem. Westm. Abbey ii. 86 Elizabeth's conformity to the ancient Ritual. 3. a. spec. Conformity in worship, adherence to the form of religion legally established or publicly recognized; in English History compliance with the rites, discipline, and doctrine of the Church of England, as prescribed by the various Acts of Uniformity, particularly that of 1662.occasional conformity: see occasional adj. and n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > conformity > [noun] conformity1622 compliturea1624 compliance1699 1622 (title) Course of Conformitie. 1629 Petit. Conformist Clergy (MSS. St. Paper Office, Dom. Serv. Chas. I, cli. 45) I desire not to be released from conformitie. 1661 A. Marvell Let. 27 June in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 34 The Act for universall Conformity will within this day or two be brought in. 1662 S. Pepys Diary 21 Mar. (1970) III. 49 A proviso that my Lord Chancellor would have brought into the bill for Conformity, that it shall be in the power of the King, when he sees fit, to dispence with the act of Conformity. 1684 T. Otway Atheist i. 3 I..love Conformity, which is going to Church once a Month, well enough. 1703 H. Mackworth (title) Peace at home; or a vindication of the proceedings of the House of Commons, on a Bill for preventing danger from occasional conformity. 1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. II. 306 During the short reign of Edward, conformity was not pressed. attributive.1711 J. Swift Lett. (1767) III. 269 A letter from a great presbyterian parson..complaining how their friends had betrayed them by passing this Conformity Bill.1878 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. I. i. 37 Its attitude towards the Occasional Conformity Bill. †b. Conformists as a body. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > conformity > [noun] > person conformitan1604 conformitant1621 conformalist1631 regular1632 conformist1634 conformity1672 1672 P. Henry Diaries & Lett. (1882) 247 All or most of the Conformity have said, etc. †4. Symmetry of formation, congruity of parts. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > symmetry or regularity > [noun] proportiona1382 measurec1384 symmetry1601 symmetry1601 conformity1607 regularness1648 balance1733 regularity1758 symmetricalness1858 symmetricality1893 1607 T. Walkington Optick Glasse iii. sig. D5 Seeing in his body so great deformitie, hee..would haue auerred that in his soule there was no great conformity. 5. Phrases. a. in conformity with: in agreement, accordance, or harmony with; in compliance with. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > standard of conduct [phrase] > in conformity to or with to the tune of1607 in conformity to1628 in conformity with1794 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 289 These [tides]..in such exact conformity with the motions of the moon. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 113 The House ought, in conformity with ancient usage, to adjourn over the Easter holidays. 1883 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 23 730 In conformity with the above notice Rumney caused an appearance to be entered within eight days of service. b. in conformity to: according to (a standard, rule, or pattern), in obedience to, as required by, in compliance with. (Now less usual.) ΘΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > standard of conduct [phrase] > in conformity to or with to the tune of1607 in conformity to1628 in conformity with1794 1628 W. Bedell Let. in R. Parr Life J. Usher (1686) Coll. cxxxv. 402 A form [drawn]..in conformity to two instruments. 1651 in E. Nicholas Papers (1886) I. 271 In conformity to the practise and example of my predecessors. 1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection 84 in Justice Vindicated The doing it in conformity to Gods command, as he hath supernaturally revealed himself. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 133 The wells and springs..rise and fall, in exact conformity to the waxing and waning of the moon. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. iv. 56 Trained in conformity to her position and prospects. 1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (1876) ii. iv. 69 In strict conformity to their own theories. Categories » 6. Bill of Conformity (Law).A bill which an executor or administrator, who finds the affairs of his testator or intestate so much involved that he cannot safely administer the estate, except under the direction of the Court of Chancery, files against the creditors generally, for the purpose of having all their claims adjusted and obtaining a final decree settling the order and payment of the assets. (Wharton Law Dict.) 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