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dis·sent·er

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–noun

1.	a person who dissents, as from an established church, political party, or majority opinion.

2.	(sometimes initial capital letter) an English Protestant who dissents from the Church of England.

[Origin: 1630–40; dissent + -er¹

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dis·sent·er Audio Help (dĭ-sěn'tər) Pronunciation Key
n.

One who dissents: political dissenters.
often Dissenter One who refuses to accept the doctrines or usages of an established or a national church, especially a Protestant who dissents from the Church of England.

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dissenter
noun
a person who dissents from some established policy

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Con*form"ist\, n. One who conforms or complies; esp., one who conforms to the Church of England, or to the Established Church, as distinguished from a dissenter or nonconformist.

A cheeful conformist to your judgment. --Jer.Taylor.

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