dis·sent·er
(dĭ-sĕn′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.
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dissenter
(dɪˈsɛntə)n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) (also capital) Christianity chiefly Brit a Nonconformist or a person who refuses to conform to the established church
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dis•sent•er
(dɪˈsɛn tər)n.
1. a person who dissents, as from an established church or political party.
2. (sometimes cap.) a person who dissents from the Church of England.
[1630–40]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  dissenter - a person who dissents from some established policyindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" conscientious objector, CO - one who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience recusant, nonconformist - someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct political dissident - a dissenter from political orthodoxy NIMBY - someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard |
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dissenter
noun objector, dissident, nonconformist, protestant, disputant They do not tolerate dissenters in their ranks.
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dissenter
nounA person who dissents from the doctrine of an established church:
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dissenter
n → Abweichler(in) m(f); (Eccl also) → Dissenter m
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