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DISSENTING
dissentient, dissenting, dissident
(adjective) disagreeing, especially with a majority
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
dissenting
present participle of dissent
Anagrams
• dining sets, disnesting
Source: Wiktionary
DISSENT
Dis*sent", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dissented; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissenting.] Etym: [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.)
Definition: 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.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OBLIQUE
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
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