nonconformist

Words with a similar base: nonconformist

'nonconformist'

[nonconformist.n.01] as in: a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England

'nonconformist'

[nonconformist.n.02] as in: someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct

'nonconformist'

[nonconformist.a.01] as in: not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought

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Examples:
their rabidly nonconformist deportment has made them legendary
the old stubborn nonconformist spirit of the early settlers

'nonconformist'

[nonconforming.s.01] as in: not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion