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Conformity

//kənˈfɔɹmɪti// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state of things being similar or identical. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    acting according to certain accepted standards wordnet
  3. 3
    A point of resemblance; a similarity. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    correspondence in form or appearance wordnet
  5. 5
    The state of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    hardened conventionality wordnet
  2. 7
    The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity. countable, uncountable

    "How far should one accept the rules of the society in which one lives? To put it another way: at what point does conformity become corruption? Only by answering such questions does the conscience truly define itself."

  3. 8
    orthodoxy in thoughts and belief wordnet
  4. 9
    concurrence of opinion wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French conformité.

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