Non-conformist
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In English history, a non-conformist is any member of a Protestant congregation not affiliated with the Church of England. The earliest non-conformist groups included Presbyterians, Independents (Congregationalists), Baptists, and Quakers. Later non-Conformists included Methodists and the Salvation Army.
The term has come to refer to any person who chooses not to conform to a set of beliefs or practices of a greater national entity, society, culture, or established church.
If the issue is considered critical, such as issues perceived to be related to loyalty to a nation or support for current laws, the non-conformist is often termed a "rebel" of a society and may be considered dangerous to maintaining social order. Unlike an anti-conformist, who chooses not to conform to society simply for the sake of not conforming, a non-conformist chooses to not conform to society because of differences in beliefs.
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