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Dependent vs Conformist - What's the difference?

dependent | conformist |

As a noun dependent

is .

As a proper noun conformist is

(religion) in english history, people whose religious practices conformed with the requirements of the act of uniformity and so were in concert with the established church, the church of england -- as opposed to those of nonconformists whose practices were not acceptable to the church of england.

dependent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Relying upon; depending upon.
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  • Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions.
  • (medicine) Affecting the lower part of the body, such as the legs while standing up, or the back while supine.
  • Hanging down.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US) One who relies on another for support
  • With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all ... (In British English, this meaning is spelt dependant.)
  • (grammar) An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers and determiners.
  • (grammar) The aorist subjunctive or subjunctive perfective: a form of a verb not used independently but preceded by a particle to form the negative or a tense form. Found in Greek and in the Gaelic languages.
  • Synonyms

    * dependant

    conformist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • someone who tries to conform to the mainstream
  • Antonyms

    * nonconformist

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • conforming to established customs, etc.