a. | 1. | No agreeing; dissenting; discordant; different. |
n. | 1. | (Eccl.) One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the established religion. The dissident, habituated and taught to think of his dissidenc as a laudable and necessary opposition to ecclesiastical usurpation. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() |
Adj. | 1. | dissident - characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards |
2. | dissident - disagreeing, especially with a majority Synonyms: dissenting, dissentient |