Dis‐sent″, n. 1. The act of dissenting; difference of opinion; refusal to adopt something proposed; nonagreement, nonconcurrence, or disagreement.
The dissent of no small number is frequently recorded. Hallam.
2. (Eccl.) Separation from an established church, especially that of England; nonconformity.
It is the dissidence of dissent and the protestantism of the Protestant religion. Burke.
3. Contrariety of nature; diversity in quality.
The dissent of the metals. Bacon.
Syn. — Disagreement; variance; difference; nonconcurrence; nonconformity.