discrepant
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈdɪskɹɪpənt/ / /dɪˈskɹɛpənt/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Latin crepō Latin discrepō Latin discrepānsder. English discrepant From Latin discrepāns, present participle of discrepō (“to differ in sound, differ, disagree”), from dis- (“apart”) + crepō (“to make a noise, crackle”).
- 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
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Latin crepō Latin discrepō Latin discrepānsder. English discrepant From Latin discrepāns, present participle of discrepō (“to differ in sound, differ, disagree”), from dis- (“apart”) + crepō (“to make a noise, crackle”).
- A dissident.
“If you persecute heretics or discrepants, they unite themselves as to a common defence […]”