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What does nonconformity mean?

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Noun
  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.
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He earned his doctorate from the New Orleans Baptist Seminary in Louisiana for studies in nonconformity, particularly focusing on Roger Williams.
Removing both penalties against nonconformity and rewards for conformity contributed greatly to the purity of religion.
For all this, nonconformity proved to be more dangerous and subversive than its counterpart on the American mainland.
And woe to him inside a nonconformist clique who does not conform with nonconformity.
Rather than dullness, it is surely the subversive nonconformity of Beat sensibilities that provoked attacks like these.
Risk factors for suicide, such as gender nonconformity, appear to be particularly salient with regard to boys and men.

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