Dissenter

See also: dissenter

English

Noun

Dissenter (plural Dissenters)

1. (UK) A Protestant Christian who does not follow the established church, the Church of England.

   Synonyms: recusant, Free Churchman; autem cackler (archaic cant)

   Hypernyms: dissenter, dissident; nonconformist; Reformer, reformer

   Hyponyms: Adamite, Anabaptist, Barrowist, Behmenist, Brownist, Digger, Enthusiast, Familist, Fifth Monarchist, Grindletonian, Leveller, Muggletonian, Puritan, Philadelphian, Quaker, Ranter, Sabbatarian, Seeker, Socinian

   • 1682, Henry Care, “Preface”, in A Perfect Guide for Protestant Dissenters, in Case of Prosecution upon Any of the Penal Statutes Made against Them‎^[1], London: R. Baldwin:

     Is it not apparent how vigorouſly they aſſail the whole Body of the Diſſenters, Men of Religious, Serious, Upright and moſt Loyal Principles, under the ſcandalous Names of Fanaticks and Whiggs.

2. A person who took part in the Dissenters' March in Moscow.

   Hypernyms: dissenter, dissident

Anagrams

• disenters, indeserts, residents, tiredness