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CONFORMIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does conformist mean? 

CONFORMIST (noun)
  The noun CONFORMIST has 1 sense:

1. someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters)play

  Familiarity information: CONFORMIST used as a noun is very rare.


CONFORMIST (adjective)
  The adjective CONFORMIST has 2 senses:

1. marked by convention and conformity to customs or rules or stylesplay

2. adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion)play

  Familiarity information: CONFORMIST used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CONFORMIST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("conformist" is a kind of...):

conservative; conservativist (a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas)

Domain category:

faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)

Antonym:

nonconformist (someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct)

Derivation:

conform (adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions)

conformism (orthodoxy in thoughts and belief)


CONFORMIST (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Marked by convention and conformity to customs or rules or styles

Context example:

underneath the radical image teenagers are surprisingly conformist

Antonym:

nonconformist (not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion)

Synonyms:

conforming; conformist

Similar:

orthodox (adhering to what is commonly accepted)

Domain category:

faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)


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