Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dissent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dissent \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dissent
n 1: (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the
majority; "he expressed his dissent in a contrary
opinion"
2: a difference of opinion
3: the act of protesting; a public (often organized)
manifestation of dissent [syn: {protest}, {objection}]
v 1: withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented" [ant: {assent}]
2: fight back, also metaphorically: "His body protested against
the harsh training" [syn: {protest}, {resist}]
3: be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees
with her husband on many questions" [syn: {disagree}, {differ},
{take issue}] [ant: {agree}]
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