Both Uses of
dissent
in
The Iliad
- As the gods decide in council that Akhilleus should return Hektor's body, there is dissent:
Book Intr. *dissent = disagreement
- The grey-eyed one did not dissent from this, and Priam's dear son, Helenos, aware of what these gods were pleased to set afoot, moved over to Hektor and accosted him: "Hektor, gifted as you are with foresight worthy of Zeus himself, will you consent to my new plan?†
Book 7
Definition:
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(dissent) to disagree; or disagreement or conflict -- typically between people who cooperate, and often with official or majority beliefseditor's notes: A Supreme Court dissenting opinion is a written opinion that represents the beliefs of one or more justices who disagreed with the majority.