D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Nonconformity

/nänˌ-kən-fôr'-mət-ē/ · Non·con·form·i·ty · IPA /nɑnkənˈfɔɹmɪdi/
01 n. Neglect or failure of conformity; especially, in England, the neglect or refusal to unite with the established church in its rites and mode…
  1. 1.
    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.