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Why were different religious groups in Great Britain called dissenters?
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The people belonging to these specific religious groups, known collectively as the "English Dissenters," were called such because they dissented (disagreed with) popular religious belief and opinion. The most famous example of this particular set is the Protestant groups who split from the Church of England in the 16th-18th centuries.
Religious dissenters in general are worldwide and exist or existed in many countries.
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