Antonyms for dissidence


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dis-i-duh ns
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪs ɪ dəns


Definition of dissidence

Origin :
  • 1650s, from Latin dissidentia "diversity, contrariety," from dissidens, present participle of dissidere (see dissident).
  • noun difference of opinion
Example sentences :
  • He evidently understood neither the "dissidence of dissent" nor the Anglicanism of the Anglican Communion.
  • Extract from : « William the Third » by H. D. Traill
  • The dulness of unquestioning undiscriminating belief was disturbed by the freshening breezes of dissidence and discussion.
  • Extract from : « The Eighteen Christian Centuries » by James White
  • So much is said nowadays about the dissidence of the spiritual and intellectual worlds.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of Arthur Hamilton, B. A. Of Trinity College, Cambridge » by Arthur Christopher Benson
  • This is the just and honourable ground of that dissidence of feeling on the part of Talleyrand that culminated in desertion.
  • Extract from : « Talleyrand » by Joseph McCabe
  • That is how St. Paul describes the dissidence of dissent, as it was known to him by grievous experience.
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Pastoral Epistles » by Alfred Plummer

Synonyms for dissidence

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