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.
Dis*sent", n. 1.
The act of dissenting; difference of opinion; refusal to adopt
something proposed; nonagreement, nonconcurrence, or
disagreement.
The dissent of no small number [of peers] is
frequently recorded.
Hallam.
2. (Eccl.) Separation from an
established church, especially that of England;
nonconformity.
It is the dissidence of dissent and the
protestantism of the Protestant religion.
Burke.
3. Contrariety of nature; diversity in
quality. [Obs.]
The dissent of the metals.
Bacon.
Syn. -- Disagreement; variance; difference; nonconcurrence;
nonconformity.
