dissenters
DISSENTERS
Those who separate from the established church. The number of dissenters in this kingdom is very considerable. They are divided into several parties; the chief of which are the Presbyterians, Independents, Baptists, Quakers, and Methodists.
See those articles, as also NONCONFORMISTS and PURITANS.
Fuente: Theological Dictionary
dissenters
(Latin: dissentio, disagree)
A more or less contemptuous term restricted to Protestants, (also to Catholics at one time, 1791 ) who disagree or dissent in matters of doctrine and usage accepted by the Established Church of England. Since the middle of the 19th century they have been included under the title Nonconformists.