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Definition of Dissenting

Dissenting
Dissent Dis*sent", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dissented; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissenting.] [L. dissentire, dissentum; dis- + sentire to feel, think. See Sense.] 1. To differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary sentiment; to disagree; -- followed by from. The bill passed . . . without a dissenting voice. --Hallam. Opinions in which multitudes of men dissent from us. --Addison. 2. (Eccl.) To differ from an established church in regard to doctrines, rites, or government. 3. To differ; to be of a contrary nature. --Hooker.

Meaning of Dissenting from wikipedia

- authority of a government, political party or other entity or individual. A dissenting person may be referred to as a dissenter. The term's antonyms include...
- A dissenting opinion (or dissent) is an opinion in a legal case in certain legal systems written by one or more judges expressing disagreement with the...
- The dissenting academies were schools, colleges and seminaries (often institutions with aspects of all three) run by English Dissenters, that is, Protestants...
- The Protestant dissenting deputies (also known as the Deputies of the Three Denominations of Dissenters) were a group in the 18th and 19th centuries in...
- A cafeteria Catholic is a follower of Catholicism who dissents from certain official doctrinal or moral teachings of the Catholic Church. Polling indicates...
- This is a list of dissenting academies, English and Welsh educational institutions run by Dissenters to provide an education, and often a vocational training...
- national church of Scotland. In this connotation, the terms dissenter and dissenting, which had acquired a somewhat contemptuous flavor, have tended since...
- Dissenting Gothic is an architectural style ****ociated with English Dissenters - Protestants not affiliated with the Church of England. It is a distinctive...
- (Roberts, C.J., dissenting). Obergefell, slip op. at 15–17 (Roberts, C.J., dissenting). Obergefell, slip op. at 17–18 (Roberts, C.J., dissenting). Obergefell...
- when the new constitution drafted by John Jay was adopted with but one dissenting vote. It was not submitted to the people for ratification. On July 30...