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Definition of Discountenancer

Discountenancer
Discountenancer Dis*coun"te*nan*cer, n. One who discountenances; one who disfavors. --Bacon.

Meaning of Discountenancer from wikipedia

- Ireland-based Christian charity founded in 1792 as The ****ociation for the Discountenancing of Vice (ADV). It has worked for over 200 years to increase awareness...
- dissension, openly or in secret, favouring what he favours and discountenancing what he discountenances." The threat of divine retribution was important in a society...
- further brotherly love and a fraternal spirit within the organization; to discountenance evil; to destroy all prejudices; to preserve the sanctity of the home...
- or persons...shall from henceforth be any way troubled, molested or discountenanced for or in respect of his or her religion nor in the free exercise thereof...
- should be among us, as agents of any of said societies, we hereafter discountenance them in those practices; and if under a character of a minister of the...
- accord and disowned by the meanest beggar. Wherefore since fashion discountenances, law punishes, God forbids, the detested Love, we may sure discuss...
- the People, have been fruitless. The Agents of the People have been discountenanced, and Governours have been instructed to prevent the payment of their...
- that even when hitting is acceptable under the Qur'an, it is still discountenanced. In his book No god but God, University of Southern California scholar...
- the manufactures of this country, especially that of wool; and will discountenance and discourage every species of extravagance and dissipation", such...
- and other Poems 1835 The pibroch's note, discountenanced or mute 1831 "The pibroch's note, discountenanced or mute;" Yarrow Revisited, and other Poems...