dissenter

[dih-sen-ter] Example Sentences Origin

dis·sent·er

[dih-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 + -er1
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Example Sentences
  • Rose begins delicately to expose the dissenter and his opponents.
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World English Dictionary
dissent (dɪˈsɛnt)
 
vb
1.  to have a disagreement or withhold assent
2.  Christianity to refuse to conform to the doctrines, beliefs, or practices of an established church, and to adhere to a different system of beliefs and practices
 
n
3.  a difference of opinion
4.  Christianity separation from an established church; Nonconformism
5.  the voicing of a minority opinion in announcing the decision on a case at law; dissenting judgment
 
[C16: from Latin dissentīre to disagree, from dis-1 + sentīre to perceive, feel]
 
dis'senter
 
n
 
dis'senting
 
adj
 
dis'sentingly
 
adv

Dissenter (dɪˈsɛntə)
 
n
chiefly (Brit) Christianity a Nonconformist or a person who refuses to conform to the established church

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dissenter
1630s, in 17c. especially of religions (with a capital D- from 1670s); see from dissent.
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