nonconformity

[ non-kuh n-fawr-mi-tee ]

/ ˌnɒn kənˈfɔr mɪ ti /

failure or refusal to conform, as with established customs, attitudes, or ideas.

lack of conformity or agreement.

(often initial capital letter) refusal to conform to the Church of England.

Geology. an unconformity that separates crystalline rocks, either igneous or metamorphic, from sedimentary rocks.

Origin of nonconformity

First recorded in 1610–20; non- + conformity

This says a lot about views of nonconformity that it's entirely plausible he still holds.

Mitt Romney as a Young Bully |Michael Tomasky |May 10, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Give examples of men who have been made to feel the displeasure of the world for their nonconformity.

Essays |Ralph Waldo Emerson
Princhester had a feeling that it deserved more for coming over to the church from nonconformity as it was doing.

Soul of a Bishop |H. G. Wells
What society really cares for is harmony; what it dislikes is dissent and nonconformity.

The Intellectual Life |=Philip Gilbert Hamerton

I say to you that until Mars is won for humanity, we cannot afford the luxury of nonconformity.

Rebels of the Red Planet |Charles Louis Fontenay
It was very lively; and being called upon, I piped up, and went in for nonconformity when principle was concerned.

Louisa May Alcott |Louisa May Alcott

nonconformity

/ (ˌnɒnkənˈfɔːmɪtɪ) /

failure or refusal to conform

absence of agreement or harmony