a. [ L. dissidens, -entis, p. pr. of dissidere to sit apart, to disagree; dis- + sedere to sit: cf. F. dissident. See Sit. ] No agreeing; dissenting; discordant; different. [ 1913 Webster ]
Our life and manners be dissident from theirs. Robynson (More's Utopia). [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Eccl.) One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the established religion. [ 1913 Webster ]
The dissident, habituated and taught to think of his dissidenc&unr_; as a laudable and necessary opposition to ecclesiastical usurpation. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a dissident manner.