Non-conformist

In English history, a non-conformist is any member of a Protestant congregation not affiliated with the Church of England. See also dissenter. The earliest non-conformist groups included Presbyterians, Independents (Congregationalists), Baptists, and Quakers. Later non-Conformists included Methodists.

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English - Protestant - Church of England - Dissenter - Presbyterians - Congregationalists - Baptists - Quakers - Methodists

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The term has come to refer to any person who chooses not to conform to a set of beliefs or practices of a greater society.

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Conform - Belief - Society

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If the issue is considered critical, such as loyalty to a nation or support for current laws, the non-conformist is often termed a "rebel" of a society and may be considered dangerous to maintaining social order. Unlike an anti-conformist, who chooses not to conform to society simply for the sake of not conforming, a non-conformist chooses to not conform to society because of differences in beliefs.

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Rebel - Dangerous - Social order

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See also: dissident

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