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dissenter

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dis⋅sent⋅er

  [di-sen-ter]
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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 + -er 1
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dis·sent·er   (dĭ-sěn'tər)   
n.  

  1. One who dissents: political dissenters.

  2. 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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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