Remonstrance

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act of remonstrating.
  • n. An expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, especially a formal statement of grievances.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A remonstration; disapproval; a formal, usually written, protest or objection.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of remonstrating.
  • n. A pointing out; manifestation; proof; demonstration.
  • n. Earnest presentation of reason in opposition to something; protest; expostulation.
  • n. Same as Monstrance.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of remonstrating; demonstration; manifestation; show; exhibit; statement; representation.
  • n. The act of remonstrating; expostulation; strong representation of reasons, or statement of facts and reasons, against something complained of or opposed; hence, a paper containing such a representation or statement.
  • n. In the Roman Catholic Church, same as monstrance.
  • n. In eccles. hist, a document consisting of five articles expressing the points of divergence of the Dutch Arminians (Remonstrants) from strict Calvinism, presented to the states of Holland and West Friesland in 1610.
  • n. Synonyms Protest. See censure, v.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
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