nonconformitantn.
/ˌnɒnkənˈfɔːmᵻt(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌnɑnkənˈfɔrmətnt/, /ˌnɑnkənˈfɔrmədənt/ Now rare and historical.
= nonconformist n.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > nonconformity > [noun] > person
recusant1581
disagreer1605
unconformitant1605
nonconformist1618
non-conformer1622
nonconformitan1622
nonconformitantc1630
inconformist1633
dissenter1639
unconformist1640
fanatic1644
non-conformant1654
withdrawer1677
non-consenter1680
non-con1681
meeting-house man1711
shit-sack1769
dissident1790
meetinger1802
chapel-goer1842
speckle-belly1874
c1630 W. Scot Apol. Narration Kirk of Scotl. (1846) 311 He was the chief ringleader of the non-conformitants in Edinburgh.
a1640 T. Jackson Treat. Christian Obed. vi, in Wks. (1673) I. 956 Admit then any refractory Non-conformitant could..justly presume of immunity from any temporal punishment.
1662 S. Fisher Επισκιπος Ἀποσκοπος Ep. to Rdr. sig. A2 The Bishop in the self same Work wherein he labours earnestly to bring all men to be Conformitants to him, is found a most egregious Non-conformitant to himself.
a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) ii. 43 It was his judgment..to allow some of the chief..among the Non-Conformitants with some of the dignities of the Church.
1953 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 25 184/1 There is little that is new in the book except such a word as ‘nonconformitants’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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