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conformity
(mass) | conformity
- zhoda |
conformity
(encz) | conformity,přizpůsobenost n: |
conformity
(encz) | conformity,shoda n: |
Conformity
(gcide) | Conformity \Con*form"i*ty\, n.; pl. Conformities. [Cf. F.
conformit['e].]
1. Correspondence in form, manner, or character; resemblance;
agreement; congruity; -- followed by to, with, or between.
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By our conformity to God. --Tillotson.
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The end of all religion is but to draw us to a
conformity with God. --Dr. H.More.
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A conformity between the mental taste and the
sensitive taste. --Addison.
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2. (Eng. Eccl. Hist.) Compliance with the usages of the
Established Church.
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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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conformity
(wn) | conformity
n 1: correspondence in form or appearance [syn: conformity,
conformance]
2: acting according to certain accepted standards; "their
financial statements are in conformity with generally
accepted accounting practices" [syn: conformity,
conformation, compliance, abidance] [ant:
disobedience, noncompliance, nonconformance,
nonconformity]
3: orthodoxy in thoughts and belief [syn: conformity,
conformism] [ant: nonconformance, nonconformism,
nonconformity]
4: concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal"
[syn: accord, conformity, accordance]
5: hardened conventionality [syn: ossification, conformity] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
conformity
(mass) | conformity
- zhoda |
conformity
(encz) | conformity,přizpůsobenost n: conformity,shoda n: |
nonconformity
(encz) | nonconformity,nekonformita |
Disconformity
(gcide) | Disconformity \Dis`con*form"i*ty\, n.
Want of conformity or correspondence; inconsistency;
disagreement.
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Those . . . in some disconformity to ourselves.
--Milton.
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Disagreement and disconformity betwixt the speech and
the conception of the mind. --Hakewill.
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Inconformity
(gcide) | Inconformity \In`con*form"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. inconformit['e].]
Lack of conformity; nonconformity. [Obs.]
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Nonconformity
(gcide) | Nonconformity \Non*con*form"i*ty\, n.
Neglect or failure of conformity; especially, in England, the
neglect or refusal to unite with the established church in
its rites and modes of worship.
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Preconformity
(gcide) | Preconformity \Pre`con*form"i*ty\, n.
Anticipative or antecedent conformity. --Coleridge.
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Unconformity
(gcide) | Unconformity \Un`con*form"i*ty\, n.
1. Want of conformity; incongruity; inconsistency. --South.
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2. (Geol.) Want of parallelism between strata in contact.
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Note: With some authors unconformity is equivalent to
unconformability; but it is often used more broadly,
for example, to include the case when the parallelism
of strata once conformable has been disturbed by
faulting and the like.
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conformity
(wn) | conformity
n 1: correspondence in form or appearance [syn: conformity,
conformance]
2: acting according to certain accepted standards; "their
financial statements are in conformity with generally
accepted accounting practices" [syn: conformity,
conformation, compliance, abidance] [ant:
disobedience, noncompliance, nonconformance,
nonconformity]
3: orthodoxy in thoughts and belief [syn: conformity,
conformism] [ant: nonconformance, nonconformism,
nonconformity]
4: concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal"
[syn: accord, conformity, accordance]
5: hardened conventionality [syn: ossification, conformity] |
nonconformity
(wn) | nonconformity
n 1: lack of harmony or correspondence
2: a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs [syn:
nonconformity, nonconformism, nonconformance] [ant:
conformism, conformity]
3: unorthodoxy as a consequence of not conforming to expected
standards or values
4: failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior [syn:
nonconformity, nonconformance] [ant: abidance,
compliance, conformation, conformity] |
BILL OF CONFORMITY
(bouvier) | BILL OF CONFORMITY. The name of a bill filed by an executor or administrator,
who finds the affairs of the deceased so much involved that he cannot safely
administer the estate, except under the direction of a court of chancery.
This bill is filed against the creditors generally, for the purpose of
having all their claims adjusted, and procuring a final decree settling the
order of payment of the assets. 1 Story, Eq. Jur. 440.
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