dissenter

dissenter
index disputant, heretic, malcontent

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


dissenter
n.
One who dissents.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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  • Dissenter — Dis*sent er, n. 1. One who dissents; one who differs in opinion, or declares his disagreement. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl.) One who separates from the service and worship of an established church; especially, one who disputes the authority or tenets …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dissenter — ► NOUN 1) a person who dissents. 2) (Dissenter) Brit. historical a member of a non established Church; a Nonconformist …   English terms dictionary

  • dissenter — 1630s, in 17c. especially of religions (with a capital D from 1670s); agent noun from DISSENT (Cf. dissent) …   Etymology dictionary

  • dissenter — nonconformist, sectarian, sectary, schismatic, *heretic …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • dissenter — [di sent′ər] n. 1. a person who dissents 2. [sometimes D ] a British Protestant who does not belong to the Anglican Church; Nonconformist …   English World dictionary

  • Dissenter — Unter Dissenter (lat. dissentire ≈ abweichen) versteht man besonders in der Kirchengeschichte von England und Wales Mitglieder einer kirchlichen Gemeinde, die sich ihrer abweichenden Meinung wegen von der Amtskirche getrennt haben.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Dissenter — Or see dissent. The term dissenter (from the Latin dissentire, “to disagree”), labels one who disagrees in matters of opinion, belief, etc. In the social and religious history of England and Wales, however, it refers particularly to a member of a …   Wikipedia

  • dissenter — UK [dɪˈsentə(r)] / US [dɪˈsentər] noun [countable] Word forms dissenter : singular dissenter plural dissenters someone who strongly disagrees with something …   English dictionary

  • Dissenter — Dis|sẹn|ter 〈m. 6; Rel.; in England〉 nicht der anglikanischen Staatskirche angehörender Protestant; Sy Dissident (2), Nonkonformist (2); Ggs Konformist (2) [engl.] * * * Dis|sẹn|ter, der; s, s [engl. dissenter, zu: to dissent = von der… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • dissenter — (di ssin teur) s. m. Mot anglais qui signifie non conformiste, ne reconnaissant pas la religion anglicane. •   Un vicaire, un dissenter assiégent leurs derniers moments [des Anglais], VOLT. Phil. II, 238.    Au plur. Des dissenters. ÉTYMOLOGIE… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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