Dissidence
noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 The state of being dissident; dissent countable, uncountable
"[…]and it ſome Way neceſſitateth them in a divided Way to endeavour ſome other Way of entering, and to increaſe their Diſſidence of them who ſo partially (in their Eſteem at leaſt) manages Matters, and prefers the ſtrengthening of a Side, to the Edification of the Church[…]"
- 2 disagreement; especially disagreement with the government wordnet
Example
More examples"[…]and it ſome Way neceſſitateth them in a divided Way to endeavour ſome other Way of entering, and to increaſe their Diſſidence of them who ſo partially (in their Eſteem at leaſt) manages Matters, and prefers the ſtrengthening of a Side, to the Edification of the Church[…]"
Etymology
From Latin dissideō (“disagree”, literally “sit apart”), from dis- + sedeō (“sit”).
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