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discrepant
/ˈdɪskɹɪpənt/
adj 1noun 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
enough, most
PREP.
from
ADV.
oddly
Definitions
adj
1
Showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
The Egyptians were doubtless the most singular of all the Pagans, and the most oddly discrepant from the rest in their manner of worship; yet nevertheless, that these also agreed with the rest in those fundamentals of worshipping one supreme and universal Numen […]
But the term 'godlike,' […] becomes exceedingly vague, for many gods have flourished in religious history, and their attributes have been discrepant enough.
noun
1
A dissident.
If you persecute heretics or discrepants, they unite themselves as to a common defence […]
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — not in accord
adjective — not in agreement
adjective — not compatible with other facts
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The Egyptians were doubtless the most singular of all the Pagans, and the most oddly discrepant from the rest in their manner of worship; yet nevertheless, that these also agreed with the rest in thos
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But the term 'godlike,' […] becomes exceedingly vague, for many gods have flourished in religious history, and their attributes have been discrepant enough.
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If you persecute heretics or discrepants, they unite themselves as to a common defence […]
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