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<hw>Dis*sent"</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of dissenting; difference of opinion; refusal to adopt something proposed; nonagreement, nonconcurrence, or disagreement.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>dissent</b> of no small number [of peers] is frequently recorded. <i>Hallam.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>Separation from an established church, especially that of England; nonconformity.</def>

<blockquote>It is the dissidence of <b>dissent</b> and the protestantism of the Protestant religion. <i>Burke.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Contrariety of nature; diversity in quality.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>The <b>dissent</b> of the metals. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Disagreement; variance; difference; nonconcurrence; nonconformity.</syn>

<h1>Dissentaneous</h1> <Xpage=432>

<hw>Dis`sen*ta"ne*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>dissentaneus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Disagreeing; contrary; differing; -- opposed to <i>consentaneous</i>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Barrow.</i>

<h1>Dissentany</h1> <Xpage=432>

<hw>Dis"sen*ta*ny</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Dissentaneous; inconsistent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Dissentation</h1> <Xpage=432>

<hw>Dis`sen*ta"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Dissension.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>W. Browne.</i>

<h1>Dissenter</h1> <Xpage=432>

<hw>Dis*sent"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who dissents; one who differs in opinion, or declares his disagreement.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>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.</def>

<blockquote><b>Dissenters</b> from the establishment of their several countries. <i>Burke.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Robert Brown is said to have the first formal <b>dissenter</b>. <i>Shipley.</i></blockquote>

<note>&hand; "The word is commonly applied only to Protestants. The Roman Catholics are generally referred to as a distinct class."</note>

<i>Brande & C.</i>

<h1>Dissenterism</h1> <Xpage=432>

<hw>Dis*sent"er*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The spirit or principles of dissenters.</def>

<i>Ed. Rev.</i>

<h1>Dissentiate</h1> <Xpage=432>

<hw>Dis*sen"ti*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To throw into a state of dissent.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>