nonconformity

nonconformity

English

Etymology

non- +‎ conformity

Noun

nonconformity (countable and uncountable, plural nonconformities)

1. rejection of or the failure to conform, especially to standards, rules, or laws
2. (religion) the refusal to adhere to a state religion
3. (geology) A type of unconformity in which a non-sedimentary rock intrudes in sedimentary layers.

Related terms

• nonconformism

Translations

rejection of or the failure to conform, especially to standards, rules, or laws

Finnish: epäsovinnaisuus (fi), sopeutumattomuus (fi) German: Nichtkonformität f, Nonkonformität (de) f Greek: μη συμμόρφωση f (mi symmórfosi), αναντιστοιχία (el) f (anantistoichía)

Scottish Gaelic: neo-aontachd f Swedish: nonkonformism c

religion: refusal to adhere to a state religion

Swedish: nonkonformism c

See also

• alternativism
• unconformity
• disconformity