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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dissenter \Dis*sent"er\, n. 1. One who dissents; one who differs in opinion, or declares his disagreement. 2. (Eccl.) 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. Dissenters from the establishment of their several countries. --Burke. Robert Brown is said to have the first formal dissenter. --Shipley. Note: ``The word is commonly applied only to Protestants. The Roman Catholics are generally referred to as a distinct class.'' --Brande & C. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dissenter n : a person who dissents from some established policy [syn: {dissident}, {protester}, {objector}, {contestant}]
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