dissentient

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. (of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of EnglandSynonyms: recusant
  2. disagreeing, especially with a majoritySynonyms: dissenting(a)dissident
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Dissentient \Dis*sen"tient\, a. [L. dissentiens, p. pr. of dissentire. See Dissent, v. i.] Disagreeing; declaring dissent; dissenting. -- n. One who dissents. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
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