dissenterism

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noun

The spirit or principles of dissenters.

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Meanings

noundissenterism (countable and uncountable, plural dissenterisms)

plural dissenterisms

  1. countableuncountableThe spirit or principles of dissenters.

    But is it a part of the experience of dissenterism we should translate into the bosom of our Free Church ?

    1843, James Lewis, Finance of the Free Church of Scotland

Origin

From dissenter + -ism.

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APA

dissenterism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissenterism

MLA

“dissenterism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissenterism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dissenterism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissenterism.

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