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   dis·sent

   /dəˈsent/

   noun

   • 1. the expression or holding of opinions at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially held: "there was no dissent from this view"
   • ▪ refusal to accept the doctrines of an established or orthodox Church; nonconformity: "rural communities with a long tradition of Dissent"

   verb

   • 1. hold or express opinions that are at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially expressed: "two members dissented from the majority"
   • ▪ separate from an established or orthodox church because of doctrinal disagreement.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin dissentire ‘differ in sentiment’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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