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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONFORMITY, n.
1. Likeness; correspondence with a model in form or manner; resemblance; agreement; congruity with something else; followed by to or with.
A ship is constructed in conformity to a model, or in conformity with a model.
True happiness consists in conformity of life to the divine law.
2. Consistency; agreement.
Many instances prove the conformity of the essay with the notions of Hippocrates.
3. In theology, correspondence in manners and principles; compliance with customs.
Live no in conformity with the world.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -ties) Date: 15th century 1. correspondence in form, manner, or character ; agreement <behaved in conformity with her beliefs> 2. an act or instance of conforming 3. action in accordance with some specified standard or authority <conformity to social custom>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 (often foll. by to, with) action or behaviour in accordance with established practice; compliance. 2 (often foll. by to, with) correspondence in form or manner; likeness, agreement. 3 Brit. compliance with the practices of the Church of England. Etymology: ME f. OF conformité or LL conformitas (as conform)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. By our conformity to God. --Tillotson. The end of all religion is but to draw us to a conformity with God. --Dr. H.More. A conformity between the mental taste and the sensitive taste. --Addison. 2. (Eng. Eccl. Hist.) Compliance with the usages of the Established Church. The king [James I.] soon afterward put forth a proclamation requiring all ecclesiastical and civil officers to do their duty by enforcing conformity. --Hallam.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If something happens in conformity with something such as a law or someone's wishes, it happens as the law says it should, or as the person wants it to. The prime minister is, in conformity with the constitution, chosen by the president. N-UNCOUNT: oft in N with n 2. Conformity means behaving in the same way as most other people. Excessive conformity is usually caused by fear of disapproval...

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Accordance, agreement, congruity, harmony. 2. Correspondence, likeness, similitude, resemblance. 3. Yielding, submission, obedience, compliance with the will of. 4. Compliance with the usages of the Church (of England).

Moby Thesaurus

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