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US
/kənˈfɔɹmɪst/
]
[ UK /kənfˈɔːmɪst/ ]
[ UK /kənfˈɔːmɪst/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
marked by convention and conformity to customs or rules or styles
underneath the radical image teenagers are surprisingly conformist - adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion)
NOUN
- someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters)
How To Use conformist In A Sentence
- It was the first Nonconformist chapel in the area.
- But this is a small town as typical as anywhere else in the American heartland: earnest, churchy, amiable, inward-looking, bland, conformist, trusting.
- After graduating, he decides to become a complete conformist in order to deflect any future criticism, much to the horror of his artsy parents.
- Norms use the clubs of stigma and shame to punish deviants, nonconformists, and radicals.
- In Britain many were based on parish churches or, especially, Nonconformist chapels; the celebrated Huddersfield Choral Society was founded in 1836.
- underneath the radical image teenagers are surprisingly conformist
- I believe British society is more conformist than it has been for 20 years.
- The nonconformist Bethel and Seion chapels had originally entered into association with the Welsh Presbyterian Union of the United States, but they joined the United Church of Canada in 1933 and after 1936 Welsh services ceased.
- Clashes between conformists and Puritans resulted in the suppression of the organized Presbyterian wing of Puritanism by 1591, but the impact of Puritans on the Church at a local level remained enormous.
- As long as a pupil is quiet, inconspicuous and conformist, everything is fine.
