dissenting : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dissenting	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for dissenting
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dissenting adj disagreeing, especially with a majority [syn: dissentient, dissenting(a), dissident]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dissent \Dissent"\, 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.