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   dissentient

   /dɪˈsɛnʃ(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. in opposition to a majority or official opinion: "dissentient voices were castigated as ‘hopeless bureaucrats’"

   noun

   • 1. a person who opposes a majority or official opinion.

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin dissentient- ‘differing in opinion’, from the verb dissentire.

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   What is the meaning of dissent?

   • Also found in: Thesaurus. Dissenting, especially from the sentiment or policies of a majority. n. A dissenter. dis·sen′tience n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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   What is a dissenting person?

   • A person who dissents; dissenter. From the Latin dissentient-, dissentiēns (“dissenting”). And yet dissentient voices are sometimes heard defending war as if it were an end in itself. The salon of Mme de Condorcet was throughout the Consulate and the first Empire a rallying point for the dissentient republicans.

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   What is another word for dissentients?

   • Synonyms for dissentients. dissenters, dissidents, heresiarchs, heretics, nonconformists.

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   What is a dissentient remnant?

   • A dissentient remnant (eight congregations) of the General Associate Synod united with the Constitutional Associate Presbytery in 1827, the resultant body being called the Associate Synod of Original Seceders. Find similar words to dissentient using the buttons below.

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   Dissentient definition: dissenting, especially from the opinion of the majority.. See examples of DISSENTIENT used in a sentence.

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   Dissentient is an adjective that means expressing dissent, such as a dissentient opinion. Learn the synonyms, etymology, and examples of dissentient from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Definitions of dissentient. adjective. (of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England. synonyms: recusant. unorthodox. breaking with convention or tradition. adjective. disagreeing, especially with a majority. synonyms: dissenting, dissident.

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   Dissentient means dissenting, especially from the majority opinion, or a person who dissents. See examples, synonyms, word frequency and origin of dissentient.

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   Dissentient means dissenting, especially from the sentiment or policies of a majority. It can also be a noun meaning a dissenter. See different sources, translations and examples of dissentient.

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   Dissentient is an adjective that means dissenting, especially from the majority opinion. It can also be a noun that means a dissenter or a person who disagrees with the majority.

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   dissentient in American English. (dɪˈsɛnʃənt ) adjective. 1. dissenting, esp. from the majority opinion. noun. 2. a person who dissents; dissenter. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.