Conformist

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Conformist \Con*form"ist\, n.
     One who conforms or complies; esp., one who conforms to the
     Church of England, or to the Established Church, as
     distinguished from a {dissenter} or {nonconformist}.
     [1913 Webster]
  


           A cheeful conformist to your judgment.   --Jer.Taylor.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  conformist \conformist\ adj.
     1. marked by conformity or convention; not corresponding to
        current customs or rules or styles; as, underneath the
        radical image teenagers are surprisingly conformist.
        Opposite of {nonconformist}.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. same as {conforming}.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: {orthodox (vs. unorthodox)}]
  
     Syn: conforming.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  conformist
       adj 1: marked by conformity or convention; not corresponding to
              current customs or rules or styles; "underneath the
              radical image teenagers are surprisingly conformist"
              [ant: {nonconformist}]
       2: adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in
          religion) [syn: {conforming}]
       n : someone who conforms to established standards of conduct
           (especially in religious matters) [ant: {nonconformist}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  57 Moby Thesaurus words for "conformist":
     Babbitt, Grundy, Middle American, Philistine, anal character, ape,
     bourgeois, burgher, compulsive character, conformer,
     conventionalist, copier, copycat, copyist, counterfeiter, cuckoo,
     dissembler, dissimulator, echo, echoer, echoist, faker, forger,
     formalist, hypocrite, imitator, impersonator, impostor,
     methodologist, middle-class type, mime, mimer, mimic, mimicker,
     mocker, mockingbird, model child, monkey, organization man, parrot,
     pedant, perfectionist, phony, plagiarist, plastic person,
     poll-parrot, polly, polly-parrot, poseur, precisian, precisianist,
     sheep, simulator, square, teenybopper, trimmer, yes-man