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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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