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dissenter - 3 dictionary results

dis⋅sent⋅er

[di-sen-ter]
–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
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.

Dissenter

Dis*sent"er\, n. 1. One who dissents; one who differs in opinion, or declares his disagreement.

2. (Eccl.) One who separates from the service and worship of an established church; especially, one who disputes the authority or tenets of the Church of England; a nonconformist.

Dissenters from the establishment of their several countries. --Burke.

Robert Brown is said to have the first formal dissenter. --Shipley.

Note: "The word is commonly applied only to Protestants. The Roman Catholics are generally referred to as a distinct class." --Brande & C.
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