Dissident
"He is one of more than 2,100 dissidents jailed in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, for their opposition to the military government, one of the most brutal and uncompromising governments in Asia."
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/11/world/asia/11myanmar.html?hp
Disagreeing, as in opinion or belief.
The people were penalized for being dissident with the church.
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Dissident is a noun, but that's not how you've used it in your sentence.
ReplyDeleteThe people were penalized by the church for being dissidents.
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