4
nonconforming(adjective, exclusive)
4
partial(adjective, sympathetic, interested, prejudiced, opinionated)
4
sectarist(noun, heterodoxy)
4
small-town(adjective, exclusive, local)
3
bohemian
3
coterie(noun, adjective)
3
cultist(noun, adjective)
3
hippie
3
iconoclastic(adjective, heterodoxy)
3
intolerant(adjective, dissent)
3
persecutor(noun, discrimination, racism, nationalism)
3
radical(noun, adjective, person, liberal, independent)
3
recusant
3
religious(adjective, belief, spiritual, sacred, devout)
3
splinter(adjective, exclusive, religious, cliquish, disaffected)
3
votary(noun, auxiliary)
2
angel
2
breakaway
2
bug
2
cohort(noun, person)
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