Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.
Class IV. Words Relating to the Intellectual FacultiesDivision (I) Formation of Ideas
Section V. Results of Reasoning
489. Dissent.
NONCONFORMITY (heterodoxy) [See Heterodoxy]; protestantism, recusancy, schism; disaffection; secession [See Relinquishment]; recantation [See Tergiversation].
DISSENSION (discord) [See Discord]; discontent [See Discontent]; caviling, wrangling, ergotism [rare].
PROTEST; contradiction (denial) [See Negation]; noncompliance (rejection) [See Refusal].
DISSENTIENT, dissenter, noncontent or noncon or non con [House of Lords], nonjuror, nonconformist; sectary, separatist, recusant, schismatic, protestant; heretic (heterodoxy) [See Heterodoxy].
have no notion of, differ toto cælo [L.], revolt at, revolt from the idea.
shake the head, shrug the shoulders; look askance or askant.
SECEDE; recant [See Tergiversation].
UNAVOWED, unacknowledged; out of the question.
UNWILLING [See Unwillingness]; extorted; discontented [See Discontent].
SECTARIAN, sectary [rare], denominational, schismatic; heterodox; intolerant.
- Many men, many minds.
- Quot homines tot sententiæ.—Terence
- Tant s’en faut.
- Il s’en faut bien.
- The dissidence of dissent and the protestantism of the Protestant religion.—Burke
- I had no taste for what is called popular art, no respect for popular morality, no belief in popular religion, no admiration for popular heroics.—Shaw