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Conformed to order; in order; regular; as, an orderly course or plan. Milton.

to render Oriental; to cause to conform to Oriental manners or conditions.

An extension of geological beds above and beyond others, as in a conformable series of beds, when the upper beds extend over a wider space than the lower, either in one or in all directions.

To conform to popery. Cowper.

Conformed to popery. [Obs.] "Papized writers." Fuller.

Of, pertaining to, or in conformity with, the practice of Paracelsus, a Swiss physician of the 15th century. Ferrand.

Direction conformable to that of another line, Lines that from their parallel decline. Garth.

Of or pertaining to the apostle Paul, or his writings; resembling, or conforming to, the writings of Paul; as, the Pauline epistles; Pauline doctrine. My religion had always been Pauline. J. H. Newman.

Perpendicular; vertical; conforming the direction of a line attached to a plumb; as, the wall is plumb.

Having, or conforming to, a settled system of administration. [R.] "A political government." Evelyn.

Without prosperous conditions or good results; unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor business; the sick man had a poor night.

Strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal; ceremonious. Addison. He was ever precise in promise-keeping. Shak.

The quality or state of being precise; exact limitation; exactness; accuracy; strict conformity to a rule or a standard; definiteness. I have left out the utmost precisions of fractions. Locke.

able purpose or decree; to preëlect. Whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son. Rom. viii. 29.

The quality or state of being primitive; conformity to primitive style or practice.

Of or pertaining to Procrustes, or the mode of torture practiced by him; producing conformity by violent means; as, the Procrustean treatment; a Procrustean limit. See Procrustes.

Of or pertaining to a profession, or calling; conforming to the rules or standards of a profession; following a profession; as, professional knowledge; professional conduct. "Pride, not personal, but professional." Macaulay. "A professional sneerer." De Quincey.

Like a Protestant; in conformity with Protestantism. [R.] Milton.

To agree with, or teach, the doctrines of Puritans; to conform to the practice of Puritans. Bp. Montagu.

Acting in consequence or in prosecution (of anything); hence, agreeable; conformable; following; according; -- with to or of. The conclusion which I draw from these premises, pursuant to the query laid down, is, etc. Waterland.