| − | Dissidents are people who disagree with and work to change, or bring down entirely, established religious or political systems or ideals. | + | '''Dissidents''' are people who disagree with and work to change, or bring down entirely, established [[religious]] or political systems or ideals. |
| − | The etymology of the word traces its origin to the 16th century Latin "dissidentem" meaning "to be remote, disagree, be removed from". As a noun, dissident is used to refer to Protestants. Modern usage of the noun in a political arena dates to 1940 associated with the rise of totalitarian governments. <ref>Etym Online[[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=dissident&searchmode=none]]</ref> | + | The etymology of the word traces its origin to the 16th century [[Latin]] "dissidentem" meaning "to be remote, disagree, be removed from". As a noun, dissident is used to refer to [[Protestants]]. Modern usage of the noun in a political arena dates to 1940 associated with the rise of totalitarian governments. <ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=dissident&searchmode=none Etym Online]</ref> |