dissenter

dɪˈsɛntə

Definition

Definition of dissenter - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

politicsindividual opposing an official policy

The dissenter voiced concerns about the new government policy.

objector

opponent

protester

religion

Dated

person who disagrees with an established church

Dated

The dissenter refused to follow the church's new doctrine.

heretic

nonconformist

protester

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Origin of dissenter

Latin, dissentire (to disagree)

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sectary

religion

protestant dissenter or nonconformist in Christianity

Examples of dissenter in a sentence

In history, many dissenters have sparked significant change.
The dissenter challenged the church's authority.
A known dissenter, she often spoke against the clergy.

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French:dissident, non-conformiste, ...
German:Dissident, Andersdenkende, ...
Italian:dissidente, ...
Spanish:disidente, hereje, ...
Portuguese:dissidente, ...
Chinese:反对者, ...
Japanese:反対者, 異端者, ...
Arabic:مُعارِض, مُنْشَقّ, ...
Hebrew:מִתְנַגֵּד, מִתְנַגֵּד דָּתִי, ...
Russian:инакомыслящий, отступник, ...
Ukrainian:дисидент, інакодумець, ...
Hindi:असहमत व्यक्ति, मतभेदक, ...
Bengali:নীতিবিরোধী, দিসেন্টার, ...
Catalan:dissident, ...
Czech:odpůrce, disenter, ...
Danish:dissident, dissenter, ...
Dutch:dissident, kerkverlater, ...
Greek:αντιφρονών, αντιφρονούντας, ...
Hungarian:ellenzéki, nonkonformista, ...
Khmer:អ្នកប្រឆាំង, អ្នកប្រឆាំងនឹងសាសនាចក្រផ្លូវការ, ...
Korean:반대자, 이단자, ...
Persian:مخالف, ...
Polish:dysydent, odstępca, ...
Portuguese (BR):dissidente, contestador, ...
Romanian:dizident, contestatar religios, ...
Swedish:dissident, ...
Thai:ผู้คัดค้าน, ผู้ต่อต้าน, ...
Turkish:muhalif, aykırı, ...
Vietnamese:người bất đồng, người bất đồng chính kiến, ...

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