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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
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Conformity \Con*form"i*ty\, 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.
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