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English Dictionary: conformity	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for conformity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
conformity n correspondence in form or appearance [syn: conformity, conformance] acting according to certain accepted standards; "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices" Synonym(s): conformity, conformation, compliance, abidance Antonym(s): disobedience, noncompliance, nonconformance, nonconformity orthodoxy in thoughts and belief Synonym(s): conformity, conformism Antonym(s): nonconformance, nonconformism, nonconformity concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal" Synonym(s): accord, conformity, accordance hardened conventionality Synonym(s): ossification, conformity
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Conformity \Conform"ity\, n.; pl. {Conformities}. [Cf. F. conformit[82].] 1. Correspondence in form, manner, or character; resemblance; agreement; congruity; -- followed by to, with, or between. By our conformity to God. --Tillotson. The end of all religion is but to draw us to a conformity with God. --Dr. H.More. A conformity between the mental taste and the sensitive taste. --Addison. 2. (Eng. Eccl. Hist.) Compliance with the usages of the Established Church. The king [James I.] soon afterward put forth a proclamation requiring all ecclesiastical and civil officers to do their duty by enforcing conformity. --Hallam.