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Definition of Dissentient
1. Adjective. (of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England.
2. Adjective. Disagreeing, especially with a majority.
Similar to: Negative
Derivative terms: Dissent, Dissent, Dissent, Dissidence, Dissident
Definition of Dissentient
1. a. Disagreeing; declaring dissent; dissenting.
Definition of Dissentient
1. Noun. A dissenter. ¹
2. Adjective. Dissenting; of a different opinion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dissentient
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dissentient
Literary usage of Dissentient
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Company Precedents, for Use in Relation to Companies Subject to the by Francis Beaufort Palmer (1881)
"Ifil of the Companies Act, 18C2, expressed dissentient. h's dissent from the
special resolution passed by the company on the 26th of June last, ..."
2. School Funds in the Province of Quebec by George Johnstone Trueman (1920)
"Catholic dissentient 5.5 mills . 856 Protestant dissentient 2.8 . ... The means
and medians are as follows: Mean Median Catholic dissentient 7.13 6.8 ..."
3. The Lives of the Chief Justices of England: From the Norman Conquest Till by John Campbell Campbell (1874)
"James always piqued himself on judges are being a man of his word, and Jones had
his dissentient ..."
4. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Ste dissentient. disagreement, Л. 1. difference, disunity, discord, disunion,
clashing. Antonyme: see SECESSION. ff The word "disagreeing" is seldom used ..."
5. Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British by Canada Parliament (1865)
"CARTIER—There are none dissentient on account of language. ... ROSE—The question
relates to all dissentient schools, from whatever cause they may have been ..."
6. The Law Magazine, Or, Quarterly Review of Jurisprudence by William S. Hein & Company (1842)
"By William John Law, dissentient fiom the Report. THE grand fault of this Report
is its brevity. The majority of the conclusions are unaccompanied by ..."
7. The Law Magazine and Law Review, Or, Quarterly Journal of Jurisprudence by William S. Hein & Company (1842)
"Presented to loth Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty. Printed 1840.
2. Supplementary Paper. By William John Law, dissentient from the Report. ..."
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