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NonconformistAny English Protestant who does not conform to the doctrines or practices of the established Church of England. The term was first used after the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 to describe congregations that had separated from the national church. Such congregations, also called Separatists or Dissenters, often rejected Anglican rites and doctrines as being too close to Catholicism. In the late 19th century, Nonconformists of various denominations joined together to form the Free Church Federal Council. In England and Wales the term is generally applied to all Protestant denominations outside Anglicanism, including Baptists, Congregationalists, Unitarians, Presbyterians, Methodists, Quakers, and Churches of Christ. Nonconformist a member of a Protestant denomination that dissents from an Established Church, esp the Church of England How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Other presentations included a look at planning and zoning board membership and functions, the municipal master plan, zoning ordinances, nonconforming uses, vested rights, litigation and the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act. which makes custom downstream finishing equipment for profiles, says its new system automatically ejects nonconforming parts into a reject container, while acceptable parts go directly into shipping containers. With access to local knowledge about individual circumstances, the community could afford to be generous to nonconforming members without compromising its basic belief in marriage. |
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