nonconformist
religion (alsoNonconformity)
the practice of belonging to a Christian group that is Protestant but does not belong to the Church of England: 信奉基督教新教，但不隶属于英国国教的做法
Nonconformity was common in the seventeenth century.皈依新教却不信奉英国国教，这在十七世纪很寻常。
In all of his actions, we see a person of vigorous independence and nonconformity who relentlessly questioned conventional thinking.
Hatred of nonconformity was not confined just to totalitarian countries.
Nonconformity in the workplace can be read as a negative characteristic.
Not until the Methodists came did Doncaster turn to Nonconformity.
Throughout the nineteenth century nonconformity grew and literacy flourished in the resultant chapel-based communities.

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nonconformity | American Dictionary

nonconformity
noun[ U ]
us/ˌnɑn·kəmˈfɔr·mɪ·t̬i/
the condition of not acting or not thinking like other people, esp. in relation to religion:
William Penn was expelled from Oxford for nonconformity.