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Literary works employ "dissident" to evoke images of individuals or groups who challenge dominant ideologies and established authorities. In historical narratives, the term is used to label those who resist institutional or doctrinal norms, be it in religious, political, or social contexts as indicated by its application to priests or political factions [1, 2, 3]. The word also captures a sense of inner conflict and nonconformity, reflecting both personal and collective struggles against prevailing systems [4, 5, 6]. Its versatility spans from describing revolutionary actions and ideological debates to signaling a departure from accepted traditions, thus enriching literature with a dynamic symbol of resistance and independent thought [7, 8, 9].
  1. Whereby come Dissident ejected Priests; unconquerable Martyrs according to some, incurable chicaning Traitors according to others.
    — from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle
  2. In the days of Queen Anne it was so universal that dissident jurymen were locked up without meat, drink, or tobacco.
    — from The Life of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton, volume 1 (of 2) By His Wife, Isabel Burton by Burton, Isabel, Lady
  3. Thy-doxy, if thou be Dissident, is that he cannot; but that he must become an accursed thing.
    — from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle
  4. His childhood had been one of tumult and sorrow; the different and dissident ideals growing up in his heart and striving for the mastery,
    — from Celibates by George Moore
  5. And after tonight, I wasn't sure that I was in any better shape than a Chinese dissident.
    — from Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
  6. There was hardly a dissident movement in New York with which Alexander was not allied as adviser or mentor.
    — from The Trial of Peter Zenger
  7. At the same time, those dissident Federalist voices which regarded disunion as the solution to the ills facing the young republic were quieted.
    — from Tennessee at the Battle of New Orleans by Elbert L. Watson
  8. Dissident Priests likewise give trouble enough.
    — from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle
  9. Hoxha silenced the dissident elements, however, and had most of them expelled from the Party or arrested.
    — from Area Handbook for Albania by Eugene K. Keefe

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