dissidente — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dissident noun A person who openly opposes a government or political system they live under.
- heterodox adj Describes beliefs or teachings, often religious, that go against accepted doctrine without actually being heretical.
- runaway noun Someone (or something) that has fled or escaped, especially a person who has left home.
Senses
dissidente is used for these senses in English:
- dissident A person who formally opposes the current political structure, the political group in power, the policies of the political group in power, or current laws.
- heterodox Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from what a religion (or sect) believes to be orthodox, but (usually) not conflicting with that religion's established beliefs and therefore not heretical.
- runaway (informal) Deserting or revolting against one's group, duties, expected conduct, or the like, especially to establish or join a rival group, change one's life drastically, etc.
heterodox — full definition
- adj Describes beliefs or teachings, often religious, that go against accepted doctrine without actually being heretical.
- adj Going against what most people generally accept as true.
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