nonconformity

IPA: nɑnkʌnfˈɔrmʌti

Refusal to conform to the doctrine, discipline, or practice of a state religion, especially refusal by other Protestants to conform to the doctrine or discipline of the Church of England; the principles or practice of nonconformists; nonconformists as a class.
Rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law.
(geology) A type of unconformity in which a non-sedimentary rock intrudes in sedimentary layers.
Alternative form of nonconformity (“refusal to conform to a state religion”). [Refusal to conform to the doctrine, discipline, or practice of a state religion, especially refusal by other Protestants to conform to the doctrine or discipline of the Church of England; the principles or practice of nonconformists; nonconformists as a class.]

Examples of "nonconformity" in Sentences

He was intolerant of all nonconformity.
He was an early sufferer for his nonconformity.
His works reflect a skepticism and nonconformity.
In fact, gender nonconformity doesn't even get defined.
The son was more advanced than his father in his nonconformity.
Today, some subcultures wear corsets to demonstrate nonconformity.
He was ejected from his parish of Hackney for nonconformity, in 1662.
He championed nonconformity, and persistently urged religious freedom.
After the restoration, he was one of the first to be attacked for nonconformity.