Dis'as-sēnt'1, v. i.
[Prefix dis and assent, q. v.] To dissent. [Obs.]
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Dissent
Dis’as-sēnt’2, n.
n. Dissent. [Obs.] Hall.
Dis-sēnt'3, v. i.
[imp. & p. p. DISSENTED; p. pr. & vb. n. DISSENTING.] [Lat. dissentire, from prefix dis and sentire, to feel, think, judge; It. dissentire, Sp. disentir.] 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.
- (Eccl.) To differ from the established church in regard to doctrines, rites, or government.
- To differ; to be of a contrary nature. Hooker.
Dis-sēnt'4, n.
n. 1. The act of dissenting; difference of opinion; disagreement.
The dissent of no small number [of peers] is frequently recorded. Hallam.
Sense 2. (Eccl.) Separation from an established church, especially that of England.
Sense 3. Contrariety of nature; diversity in quality. [Obs.] “The dissent of the metals.” Bacon.