heresy vs nonconformity

heresy and nonconformity both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
heresy	Yes	No	No	No
nonconformity	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, nonconformity is a hyponym of heresy; that is, nonconformity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than heresy:

heresy: any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
nonconformity: a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs

Other hyponyms of heresy include iconoclasm, nonconformance, nonconformism.

heresy (noun)	nonconformity (noun)
a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion	failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior
any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position	unorthodoxy as a consequence of not conforming to expected standards or values
	a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs
	lack of harmony or correspondence