Nonconformist

[nɒnkən'fɔːmɪst] or [,nɑnkən'fɔrmɪst]

Definition

(noun.) someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct.

(noun.) a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England.

(adj.) not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought; 'their rabidly nonconformist deportment has made them legendary'; 'the old stubborn nonconformist spirit of the early settlers' .

Editor: Margaret--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) One who does not conform to an established church; especially, one who does not conform to the established church of England; a dissenter.

Typist: Wolfgang