One who does not conform to an established church; especially, one who does not conform to the established church of England; a dissenter.
a person who does not act in accordance with established beliefs or practices, especially in connection with an established church.
Originally used capitalized in 1619 to mean someone who does not conform to the Church of England. The term is a loose one and was applied to any of the Protestant religions. A famous quote of King James I about the Puritans in the early 17th century was, "I will make them conform or I will harry them out of the land".
a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England
someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought; "their rabidly nonformist deportment has made them legendary"; "the old stubborn nonconformist spirit of the early settlers"
not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion
an english or welsh protestant of any non-anglican denomination, chiefly advocating religious liberty