Nonconformists

1. Protestants in England in the seventeenth century and afterward who refused to belong to the Church of England , which was the established church (see also established church ) for Protestants in the country. Many Protestant churches in the United States, such as the Congregationalists , are rooted in the teachings of the English Nonconformists. The Nonconformists are also called Dissenters.

Example Sentences

Under the government’s approach, he asked, “Could speeders be stripped of their right to keep and bear arms? Political nonconformists? People who do not recycle or drive an electric vehicle?”

From Washington Post

At the same time, the conception of Poe the writer seems to tap into a cultural affection for outsiders, nonconformists and underdogs who ultimately prove their worth.

From Salon

His solution was also borrowed from Toynbee: the notion of the “creative minority” — small groups of nonconformists with the capacity to reinvigorate an entire culture.

From New York Times

And yet, being complicated nonconformists, they weren’t uniformly of the left.

From Los Angeles Times

Its cinematic specifics and pace make the reader feel the bravery and solidarity among these nonconformists who risked ridicule, ostracism and sometimes prison in trying to become their authentic selves.

From Washington Post