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adj. - Adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion).

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  • Verb (used without object) : to conform to rules. ,One has to conform in order to succeed in this company
  • She did not believe in conforming for the sake of conforming.
  • Thus did Moses: according to all that the Lord commanded him -- On his part, the same scrupulous fidelity was shown in conforming to the
  • The question is not whether one is orthodox in conforming to some peace formula or other, but whether one does something to promote peace.
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