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.
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