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UK political alliance, 1880s-1910s
The Nonconformist conscience was the moralistic influence of the Nonconformist churches in British politics in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Nonconformists
Nonconformist_conscience
Protestant Christians in Wales and England who did not follow the Church of England
"The Nonconformist Conscience" in Peter Marsh, ed., The Conscience of the Victorian State (1979) D. W. Bebbington, The Nonconformist Conscience: Chapel
Nonconformist_(Protestantism)
"The Nonconformist Conscience" in Peter Marsh, ed., The Conscience of the Victorian State (1979) pp 144–47. Helmstadter, "The Nonconformist Conscience" p
Society and culture of the Victorian era
Society_and_culture_of_the_Victorian_era
Methodist Christian denomination in Britain
tb00405.x. Richard J., Helmstadter (1979). "The Nonconformist Conscience". In Marsh, Peter (ed.). The Conscience of the Victorian State. Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse
Methodist Church of Great Britain
Methodist_Church_of_Great_Britain
British historian
David W. (1975). The Nonconformist Conscience: A Study of the Political Attitudes and Activities of Evangelical Nonconformists, 1886–1902 (PhD thesis)
David_W._Bebbington
British political party (1859–1988)
moralistic issues, such as temperance and sabbath enforcement. The nonconformist conscience, as it was called, was repeatedly called upon by Gladstone for
Liberal_Party_(UK)
Philosophy with the focus on morality
Conservative holiness movement List of Temperance organizations Methodism Nonconformist conscience Pietism Prohibition in the United States Secondary poverty Social
Moralism
Queen Victoria's reign, 1837 to 1901
pp. 28, 78–90, 446, 456, 464–465. Bebbington, D. W. (1982). The Nonconformist Conscience: Chapel and Politics, 1870–1914. George Allen & Unwin, 1982. Glaser
Victorian_era
Former British political party
England 1870–1914 (1936) p 207. D. W. Bebbington (2014). The Nonconformist Conscience. Routledge. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-317-79655-8. Archived from the original
Liberal_Unionist_Party
Irish politician (1846–1891)
base of Liberal Party support was Nonconformist Protestantism, such as the Methodists; the 'nonconformist conscience' rebelled against having an adulterer
Charles_Stewart_Parnell
Governance of a colony, dependent country, locality, or region by its own citizens
History. Retrieved 30 June 2014. D. W. Bebbington (2014). The Nonconformist Conscience. Routledge. p. 93. ISBN 9781317796558. Travis L. Crosby (2011)
Home_rule
Historical sovereign state in Northwestern Europe (1801–1922)
(2010), p. 9. Kendle (1992), p. 45. Bebbington, D. W. (2014). The Nonconformist Conscience. Routledge. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-3177-9655-8.; Crosby, Travis L. (2011)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland
pp. 28, 78–90, 446, 456, 464–465. Bebbington, D. W. (1982). The Nonconformist Conscience: Chapel and Politics, 1870–1914. George Allen & Unwin, 1982. Glaser
Religion_in_Victorian_England
Subclass of English Reformed Protestants
the turn of the twentieth century in what became known as the Nonconformist conscience, a moral and political movement that sought to apply evangelical
Puritans
British Weekly, "a central force in shaping and promoting the 'Nonconformist conscience'". Stoddart was born in Kelso in the Scottish Borders in 1863.
Jane_T._Stoddart
Anglican church in England
pp. 28, 78–90, 446, 456, 464–465. Bebbington, D. W. (1982). The Nonconformist Conscience: Chapel and Politics, 1870–1914. George Allen & Unwin, 1982. Glaser
Church_of_England
British newspaper
Stoughton. It was "a central force in shaping and promoting the 'Nonconformist conscience'", according to the Dictionary of Nineteenth-century Journalism
British_Weekly
City and unitary authority in England
include churches in several districts across the city and the Nonconformist conscience did much to impact the city's progressive politics. Many of these
Leicester
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
the rest, the majority, if not opposed, remained uninterested. Nonconformist conscience Education (Provision of Meals) Act 1906, a noncontroversial welfare
Education_Act_1902
Group of Church of England social reformers
succeeded the Claphamites from about the 1830s often exemplified Nonconformist conscience and identified with groups functioning outside the established
Clapham_Sect
Welsh Methodist reformer (1847–1902)
Methodist Church as the moral and social conscience of Britain. Later, he extended this idea to the Nonconformist Free Churches as a whole. He was concerned
Hugh_Price_Hughes
English Anglican priest
Ecclesiology HarperCollins. ISBN 0567032035 Bebbington, D.W. (1982) The Nonconformist Conscience: Chapel and Politics, 1870–1914, George Allen & Unwin. ISBN 0049421735
William_Cadman_(priest)
British broadcasting executive and politician (1889–1971)
with a hand of granite". He "made the B.B.C. an expression of his nonconformist conscience, and also what is probably the finest broadcasting organization
John_Reith,_1st_Baron_Reith
successful religious newspapers of its time" and "a major voice of the 'Nonconformist Conscience' in late Victorian Britain". The author of Voices of Nonconformity:
Church_of_England_Newspaper
English Nonconformist minister
Nonconformity. Bloomsbury. pp. 616–7. Bebington, D.W. (2014). The Nonconformist Conscience. Routledge. p. 1 Elrington, C.R. (ed.). "'Hampstead: Protestant
Robert_Forman_Horton
17th-century English Puritan church leader and theologian
Richard Baxter (12 November 1615 – 8 December 1691) was an English Nonconformist church leader and theologian from Rowton, Shropshire, who has been described
Richard_Baxter
British politician (1815–1895)
and to prevent any new applicants. Its unpopularity pricked his nonconformist's conscience, when like Gladstone himself he had a strong leaning towards Temperance
Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare
Henry_Bruce,_1st_Baron_Aberdare
Manx lawyer and judge
to the Nonconformist conscience. A notable instance of this is when he introduced the Burial Act, which granted new privileges to Nonconformists; also
James Gell (Clerk of the Rolls)
James_Gell_(Clerk_of_the_Rolls)
and afterwards at Chard, Somerset. Driven from Chard as a conscience-ruled Nonconformist by high-church intolerance, he decided with some friends to
John_Ashwood
British politician (1849–1934)
1998). "Modernity or Morality? George White, Liberalism and the nonconformist Conscience in Edwardian England". Historical Research. 71 (176): 324–340.
Robert_Perks
British politician
the Nonconformist Parliamentary Council. Doyle, Barry M. (October 1998). "Modernity or Morality? George White, Liberalism and the Nonconformist Conscience
George White (Liberal politician)
George_White_(Liberal_politician)
Nonconformist school or college in England and Wales
degree. English Dissenters in this context were Nonconformist Protestants who could not in good conscience subscribe (i.e. conform) to the beliefs of the
Dissenting_academies
or Allyn (1608 in Norwich – 21 September 1673) was an East Anglian nonconformist minister and divine who preached during the 1640s in Charlestown, Massachusetts
Thomas_Allen_(nonconformist)
was an English Quaker preacher and author. As a teenager he became a nonconformist, visited George Fox in prison in 1653, and joined the Society of Friends
James_Parnell
English Nonconformist pastor and author (1634–1668)
Joseph Alleine (baptised 8 April 1634 – 17 November 1668) was an English Nonconformist pastor and author of many religious works. Joseph Alleine's family had
Joseph_Alleine
English clergyman (??–1676)
withdrawn in 1682; but in 1687, after James II's declaration for liberty of conscience, Grew and Gervase Bryan reassembled their congregation in St. Nicholas
John_Bryan_(ejected_minister)
Political incident involving Nikita Khrushchev's review of an art exhibition
men or damned pederasts!? How can you paint like that? Do you have a conscience? That's it, Belyutin, I'm telling you as the Chairman of the Council of
Manege_Affair
Russian sculptor (1925–2016)
spirit" and as a "prophet of the future" who represents the "philosophical conscience of his country." Alexander Calder, the American artist, once said to Neizvestny
Ernst_Neizvestny
Protestant Separatists from the Church of England
creation of small egalitarian rural communities. They were one of several nonconformist dissenting groups that emerged around this time. Several Protestant
English_Dissenters
Political principle in the United States
Protestant-Catholic religious conflicts in France and Germany. Immigrants included nonconformists such as the Puritans, who were Protestant Christians fleeing religious
Separation of church and state in the United States
Separation_of_church_and_state_in_the_United_States
Anglican cleric, hymn-writer, and abolitionist (1725–1807)
Scatliff, an instrument maker from London. Elizabeth was brought up as a Nonconformist. She died of tuberculosis (then called consumption) in July 1732, a
John_Newton
Organisation promoting separation of church and state in England
Party and more generally in the country as a whole. The Nonconformist belief in freedom of conscience for individuals meant that they thought there should
Liberation_Society
Denomination of Protestant Christianity
traced back to Dissenters from the Church of England in Great Britain. A nonconformist church was formed in Gainsborough led by the cleric John Smyth. The
Baptists
English barrister, theologian, reformer, and martyr (c. 1575 – 1616)
religious conscience was a right for everyone, whether Protestants, Roman Catholics, Jews or Muslims. The book also argued that Nonconformist ministers
Thomas_Helwys
English bishops tried for seditious libel in 1688
pass measures removing legal restrictions on Catholics and Protestant Nonconformists. In August 1686, the Parliament of Scotland suffered the same fate and
Seven_Bishops
English Reformation controversy
and autumn of 1566, conformists and nonconformists exchanged letters with continental reformers. The nonconformists looked to Geneva for support, but no
Vestments_controversy
American drama television series (2008–2012)
series. Mary Shannon (Mary McCormack): Mary is a capable officer, a nonconformist uninterested in typical feminine wiles. To her witnesses, she is known
In_Plain_Sight
Matthew Warren (1642–1706) was an English nonconformist minister and tutor. He was a younger son of John Warren of Otterford, Somerset. He was educated
Matthew_Warren
Major branch of Christianity
Geneva. The later Puritan movement, often referred to as dissenters and nonconformists, eventually led to the formation of various Reformed denominations.
Protestantism
British nonconformist minister (1630–1702)
Oliver Heywood (1630–1702) was a British nonconformist minister, ejected for his beliefs. Oliver Heywood, third son of Richard Heywood, yeoman, by his
Oliver_Heywood_(minister)
German expression referring to the unity of a people, folk, nation or race
Volksgemeinschaft, totally under police surveillance, in which any attempt at nonconformist behaviour, or even any hint or intention of such behaviour, would be
Volksgemeinschaft
17th century Quaker group
considered the founder of the Friends movement Francis Howgill, a prominent Nonconformist James Nayler, radical member of the Society of Friends George Whitehead
Valiant_Sixty
English nonconformist divine
Robert Franklin (1630–1684) was an English nonconformist divine. Franklin was born in London 16 July 1630. In his ninth year he went into Suffolk to live
Robert_Franklin_(divine)
Wagering something of value on a random event
been heavily regulated. Historically much of the opposition comes from Nonconformist Protestants, and from social reformers. Gambling has been part of Singapore's
Gambling
English politician and abolitionist (1759–1833)
staunchly Church of England mother and grandfather, alarmed at these nonconformist influences and at his leanings towards evangelicalism, brought the 12-year-old
William_Wilberforce
Christian doctrine
Penn adopted Luther's position. Precondition for granting freedom of conscience in their colonies was the separation of church and state. This had been
Priesthood_of_all_believers
Movement to end the Church of England's official status
the Great Reform Act, they were increasingly joined by dissenters and nonconformists in a Liberal campaign to disestablish the Church of England – dissenting
Disestablishmentarianism
English poet and civil servant (1608–1674)
his later years. When a servant brought back accounts of sermons from nonconformist meetings, Milton became so sarcastic that the man at last gave up his
John_Milton
Historic region in Upstate New York
such as Congregationalists, Baptists, and Methodists. Converts in nonconformist sects became part of numerous new religious movements, all of which
Burned-over_district
English ejected minister
entered on a renewed career, active in preaching and the formation of nonconformist congregations. He aided the settlement of young ministers, as the ejected
John_Fairfax_(minister)
List of events
Indulgence (or Declaration for the Liberty of Conscience), suspending laws against Roman Catholics and nonconformists. 1 May – King James II attends the consecration
1687_in_England
English nonconformist preacher and activist
Henry Newcome (November 1627 – 17 September 1695) was an English nonconformist preacher and activist. Henry Newcome was born at Caldecote, Huntingdonshire
Henry_Newcome
System of tribunals enforcing Catholic doctrine
common, driven by motives beyond genuine concern, such as targeting nonconformists, harming neighbors, or eliminating rivals. That system turned everyone
Spanish_Inquisition
John Bretten. While at East Dereham he published ‘The Triumph of a Good Conscience’ (Rev. ii. 10), one of the rarest of later puritan books. From thence
Paul_Amyraut
1660 proclamation by King Charles II of England
Clarendon Code. These severely limited the rights of Roman Catholics and nonconformists, such as the Puritans who had reached the zenith of their influence
Declaration_of_Breda
English Nonconformist pastor (1684–1750)
in the Church of England, on grounds of conscience, as a Dissenter. He became the pastor of a Nonconformist congregation in Dagnall Lane, St Albans (now
Samuel_Clarke_of_St_Albans
British statesman (1809–1898)
Although he personally was not a Nonconformist, and rather disliked them in person, he formed a coalition with the Nonconformists that gave the Liberals a powerful
William_Ewart_Gladstone
Religious views on birth control
Place Chapel in London.) As an example of the dissent, the editor of a Nonconformist weekly journal in the United States wrote in 1893: There was a time
Protestant views on contraception
Protestant_views_on_contraception
Protestant Christian movement
and to generate literature to spread the revivalist message. "Christian conscience" was used by the British Evangelical movement to promote social activism
Evangelicalism
Puritan and nonconformist pastor
Samuel Annesley (c. 1620 – 1696) was an English Puritan and nonconformist pastor, best known for the sermons he collected as the series of Morning Exercises
Samuel_Annesley
English Londoner minister
attended the services. The church appear to have been the first English Nonconformist church of Baptist beliefs to practice laying on of hands on baptizands
Edward_Barber_(minister)
Presbyterian creedal statement, created 1646
Congregationalists, and some Anglicans, would together come to be known as Nonconformists, because they did not conform to the Act of Uniformity (1662) establishing
Westminster Confession of Faith
Westminster_Confession_of_Faith
Type of jury verdict in criminal trials
Robert F. (1995–1996), Verdicts of Conscience: Nullification and Necessity as Jury Responses to Crimes of Conscience, vol. 69, S. Cal. L. Rev., p. 2039
Jury_nullification
English nonconformist minister
John Angier (1605–1677) was an English nonconformist minister. Angier was from Dedham, in Essex, where he was baptised 8 October 1605. At his own desire
John_Angier
in Article 9 that subjects will have: The right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief
Freedom of religion in the United Kingdom
Freedom_of_religion_in_the_United_Kingdom
English clergyman (1598–1653)
William Lyford (1598–1653) was an English nonconformist clergyman, elected to the Westminster Assembly though not sitting in it. Lyford was born at Peasemore
William_Lyford
Pair of proclamations made by James II
The Declaration of Indulgence, also called Declaration for Liberty of Conscience, was a pair of proclamations made by James II of England and Ireland and
Declaration of Indulgence (1687)
Declaration_of_Indulgence_(1687)
Major branch of Protestantism
of righteousness, life, and salvation against sin, death, and an evil conscience", as Luther's Large Catechism explains. Because of this, Lutherans teach
Lutheranism
Brittonic language
Commissioners were all Anglicans and thus presumed unsympathetic to the nonconformist majority in Wales. The Commissioners presented their report to the Government
Welsh_language
Supreme being in theistic belief systems
Hutchinson, Ian (14 January 1996). "Michael Faraday: Scientist and Nonconformist". Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 30 November
God
Opponents of Soviet ideology
dissidents include the underground poetry and the wide field of Soviet Nonconformist Art, such as the painters of the underground Lianozovo group, and artists
Soviet_dissidents
Political philosophy based on tradition
it was neutral on Catholic emancipation and only mildly critical of Nonconformist dissent; it opposed slavery and supported the current poor laws; and
Conservatism
King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1685 to 1688
of religious toleration attracted substantial support from religious nonconformists, including Quakers, Baptists, Congregationalists and Presbyterians,
James_II_of_England
English nonconformist minister and controversialist
Stephen Lobb (c. 1647 – 3 June 1699) was an English nonconformist minister and controversialist. He was prominent in the 1680s as a court representative
Stephen_Lobb
German priest, theologian and author (1483–1546)
and my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and will not recant anything since it is neither safe nor right to go against conscience. May
Martin_Luther
Soviet penal labor camp system
Journals. doi:10.1080/03064227908533010. Retrieved May 1, 2026. Prisoners of Conscience in the USSR (report). London: Amnesty International. 1975. EUR 46/001/1975
Gulag
English nonconformist minister
Obadiah Grew (1 November 1607 – 22 October 1689) was an English nonconformist minister. Grew was born at Atherstone, Warwickshire on 1 November 1607,
Obadiah_Grew
English Anglican minister and scholar (1572/3-1624)
through his marriage with the puritan magistracy and promoters of the nonconformist emigrations to New England. The Cudworth family reputedly originated
Ralph_Cudworth_(died_1624)
Unitarian liturgical books
adopt his revision in 1785. These Unitarian forms were among a trend of Nonconformist efforts to revise the 1662 prayer book through the 18th and 19th centuries;
Book of Common Prayer (Unitarian)
Book_of_Common_Prayer_(Unitarian)
View within Christianity that advocates the observation of the Sabbath
first-day Sabbatarianism, a view which was historically heralded by nonconformist denominations, such as Congregationalists, Presbyterians, Methodists
Sabbatarianism
Allowing or permitting a religion of which one disapproves
of worship to Nonconformists who had pledged to the oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy and rejected transubstantiation. The Nonconformists were Protestants
Religious_tolerance
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Man alone A solitary, rootless nonconformist" or antihero whose extreme moral beliefs have led them to be friendless
List_of_stock_characters
English historian (1678–1743)
A.M.. In: Daniel Neal: The History of the Puritans, or Protestant Nonconformists. Hrsg. von Joshua Toulmin, durchgesehen und annotiert von John O. Choules
Daniel_Neal
Principles of Protestant Christianity
say is that there is only one authority that can absolutely bind the conscience, that authority is holy scripture and that all controversies about doctrine
Five_solae
Political reforms by Nikita Khrushchev
Lavrentiy Beria. One reason given for Khrushchev's speech was his moral conscience; Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn said that Khrushchev spoke out of a "movement
De-Stalinization
1939 neutrality pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union
Retrieved 11 January 2009.. Sheen, Fulton John (1948). Communism and the Conscience of the West. Bobbs–Merrill. p. 115.. Soviet Documents on Foreign Policy
Molotov–Ribbentrop_Pact
1678 Christian allegory written by John Bunyan
Which Is to Come is a 1678 Christian allegory written by the English nonconformist preacher John Bunyan. It is commonly regarded as one of the most significant
The_Pilgrim's_Progress
English writer and clergyman (1599–1683)
Samuel Clarke (10 October 1599 – 25 December 1683) was an English Nonconformist clergyman and significant Puritan biographer. He was born 10 October 1599
Samuel_Clarke_(minister)
benefactor. On James II's declaration for liberty of conscience (1687), he became pastor to the nonconformists at Boston, Lincolnshire. He moved in 1694 to become
William_Pell_(minister)
I hope soon to be in the land of the living.'" — John Owen, English Nonconformist church leader and theologian (24 August 1683), when his secretary had
List_of_last_words
NONCONFORMIST CONSCIENCE
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Girl/Female
Bengali, Danish, Finnish, German, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu
Brain; Right; Capacity of Discrimination; Little Woman; Judgement; Conscience; Intelligent
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Conscience
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Conscience
Surname or Lastname
Jewish
Jewish : from the Hebrew personal name Amos, of uncertain origin, in some traditions connected with the Hebrew verb amos ‘to carry’, and assigned the meaning ‘borne by God’. This was the name of a Biblical prophet of the 8th century bc, whose oracles are recorded in the Book of Amos. This was one of the Biblical names taken up by Puritans and Nonconformists in the 16th–17th centuries, too late to have had much influence on surname formation, except in Wales.English : variant of Amis, assimilated in spelling to the Biblical name. It occurs chiefly in southeastern England.
Boy/Male
Indian
Character of a person, Heart, Mind, Conscience
Boy/Male
Indian
Heart, Conscience
Boy/Male
Indian
Character of a person, Heart, Mind, Conscience
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name for a young knight or novice at arms, Middle English and Old French bacheler (medieval Latin baccalarius), a word of unknown ultimate origin. The word had already been extended to mean ‘(young) unmarried man’ by the 14th century, but it is unlikely that many bearers of the surname derive from the word in that sense.The Reverend Stephen Bachiler (c.1561–1656) was a Puritan nonconformist, born in Hampshire, England, who came to New England in 1632, at the age of 71. In 1638/9 he was the leader of the founders of Hampton, NH.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Conscience
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Conscience; Heart
Boy/Male
Arabic, Indian, Tamil
Heart; Conscience
Boy/Male
Muslim
Character of a person, Heart, Mind, Conscience
Boy/Male
Arabic
Heart; Conscience
Boy/Male
Muslim
Heart, Conscience
Boy/Male
Australian, Indonesian
The Wise One; Conscience; Wise; Sharp
Boy/Male
Muslim
Character of a person, Heart, Mind, Conscience
Boy/Male
Afghan, Arabic, Bengali, Indian, Malayalam, Muslim, Pashtun, Punjabi, Sikh, Telugu
Conscience; Integrity
Boy/Male
Bengali, Celebrity, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Always Energetic; Knowledge; Intelligent; Calm; Intelligence; Judgement; Right; Conscience; Patience; Lord Shiva
Surname or Lastname
English and Welsh
English and Welsh : from the Biblical personal name Reuben (see Rubin), which was popular among Nonconformists from the 16th century onward.Jewish (Israeli) : from the Hebrew form of the personal name Rubin.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian, Kannada, Marathi
One who Cantrol his Conscience
NONCONFORMIST CONSCIENCE
NONCONFORMIST CONSCIENCE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Cliburn, a place in Cumbria named from Old English clif ‘slope’, ‘bank’ + burna ‘stream’.
Girl/Female
British, English, Gaelic, German
Hill Where Old Women or Witches Gather; Little Champion
Boy/Male
British, English
Wanderer
Girl/Female
German
Shining Pledge
Female
Native American
 Native American Hopi name MUNA means "overflowing spring." Compare with another form of Muna.
Male
Egyptian
, the son of Outhor & the lady Tahart.
Male
Finnish
Pet form of Finnish Sakari, SAKKE means "whom Jehovah remembered."
Boy/Male
Tamil
With God, Lord Buddha, Chief of army
Boy/Male
Indian
Ideal, The Sun
Biblical
that hears or obeys; that is heard
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n.
The relation of conformity or nonconformity to the moral standard or rule; quality of an intention, a character, an action, a principle, or a sentiment, when tried by the standard of right.
n.
Neglect or failure of conformity; especially, in England, the neglect or refusal to unite with the established church in its rites and modes of worship.
n.
One who withdraws or separates himself; especially, one who withdraws from a church to which he has belonged; a seceder from an established church; a dissenter; a nonconformist; a schismatic; a sectary.
n.
An assembly for religious worship; esp., such an assembly held privately, as in times of persecution, by Nonconformists or Dissenters in England, or by Covenanters in Scotland; -- often used opprobriously, as if those assembled were heretics or schismatics.
a.
Not conforming; declining conformity; especially, not conforming to the established church of a country.
n.
Separation from an established church, especially that of England; nonconformity.
n.
One who refuses communion with the Church of England; a nonconformist.
n.
Want of conformity; nonconformity.
a.
Without conscience; indifferent to conscience; unscrupulous.
n.
One who separates from the service and worship of an established church; especially, one who disputes the authority or tenets of the Church of England; a nonconformist.
a.
Nonconformity or disobedience to lawful authority, divine or human; deviation from duty; -- the opposite of moral right.
n.
A follower of Henry Barrowe, one of the founders of Independency or Congregationalism in England. Barrowe was executed for nonconformity in 1953.
n.
The estimate or determination of conscience; conviction or right or duty.
n.
A collection or body of directions, rules, or ordinances; esp., a book of directions for the conduct of worship; as, the Directory used by the nonconformists instead of the Prayer Book.
n.
One who conforms or complies; esp., one who conforms to the Church of England, or to the Established Church, as distinguished from a dissenter or nonconformist.
a.
Having a conscience.
n.
A nonconformist.
n.
The state of being recusant; nonconformity.
n.
One who does not conform to an established church; especially, one who does not conform to the established church of England; a dissenter.