remonstrant
- adjective
- /rɪˈmɒnstrənt/
- Formal
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remonstrante
- The remonstrant leaders expressed their strong objections to the new policies at the town hall meeting.
Examples
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The citizens organized a remonstrant protest to voice their disagreement with the government decision.
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During the debate, the remonstrant group raised valid points against the proposed law.
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Catholic masses as well as Remonstrant services were forbidden.
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The law aimed to prevent the establishment of Remonstrant congregations.
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(The boys had mistakenly thought he was returning home from a Remonstrant gathering.)
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The acquaintance and cooperation of these Mennonite and Remonstrant ministers is important.
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Although the Dutch government no longer guaranteed freedom of conscience, dissenters did not all join the Remonstrant ministers who went into exile, nor were they expected to do that.
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His ideas built on those of his Remonstrant predecessor Simon Episcopius and on their inspiration, the theology of Jacobus Arminius, with which Galenus Abrahamsz. de Haan was also familiar.
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That idealistic Remonstrant historiography provided the background and context for the history books of John Motley in the nineteenth century, and for Motley's rather romantic image of the Dutch as fervent fighters battling for religious tolerance.
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And this general reasoning had one chief target: Conrad Vorstius, the Remonstrant sympathizer who in 1610 was appointed professor as successor to Jacobus Arminius and who was accused of Socinianism.
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Synonyms
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Refusing to follow rules or orders in a bold, open way
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To speak loudly and strongly to show disagreement
Showing strong disapproval, often by words or gestures
Showing strong disagreement, usually in speech or writing
Likely to disagree with most people and start arguments
Showing disagreement with a decision or opinion of most people
Disagreeing with the majority or with official opinion
Antonyms
How Dissenting
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Surface Forms
Morphology
remonstrant = remonstrate (semi-transparent) = remonstr + ant
If a learner knows 'remonstrate', they can partly infer 'remonstrant' as 'protesting', but the formal register and the -ate/-ant alternation make the derivation less straightforward.
Etymology
Remonstrant comes from Latin parts re- 'again' and monstrare 'to show', the same root as demonstrate. So a remonstrant attitude is one that openly 'shows' a strong protest or objection.