单选题 A number of______ groups, objecting to the patronage system of church appointments and the worldliness of some church officials broke away from the church in the 17^th and 18^th centuries.
A. disabused B. contrasted C. dissident D. intensified

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 本题空格处是说一些持不同政见者在17，18世纪脱离了宗教。四个选项中，A 项disabused的意思是“解惑，释疑，使省悟”；B项contrasted的意思是“使与……对比，使与……对照”；C项dissident的意思是“持不同政见者”；D项。intensified的意思是“加强”。根据题意，C项为正确答案。