Dissenter

The term dissenter (from the Latin dissentire, "to disagree"), labels one who dissents or disagrees in matters of opinion, belief, etc. In the social and religious history of England and Wales, however, it refers particularly to a member of a religious body in England or Wales which has, for one reason or another, separated from the Established Church.

See also

• Christian anarchism
• Freedom of religion
• Religion in the United Kingdom

Original text adapted from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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