Origin: Greek suffix -ist
Nonconformist has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:
a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England
someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
A member of a church separated from the Church of England; a Protestant dissenter.
A member of a Protestant church which does not observe the doctrines of the established church, especially of the Church of England.
not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought
"their rabidly nonconformist deportment has made them legendary"
"the old stubborn nonconformist spirit of the early settlers"
not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion
Not conforming to established customs etc.