Definitions for recusancy
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1. recusancynoun

   refusal to submit to established authority; originally the refusal of Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church of England

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1. recusancynoun

   Obstinate refusal or opposition.

2. recusancynoun

   The state of being a recusant; nonconformity.

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1. Recusancy

   Recusancy (from Latin: recusare, lit. 'to refuse') was the state of those who remained loyal to the Catholic Church and refused to attend Church of England services after the English Reformation.The 1558 Recusancy Acts passed in the reign of Elizabeth I, and temporarily repealed in the Interregnum (1649–1660), remained on the statute books until 1888. They imposed punishments such as fines, property confiscation and imprisonment on recusants. The suspension under Oliver Cromwell was mainly intended to give relief to nonconforming Protestants rather than to Catholics, to whom some restrictions applied into the 1920s, through the Act of Settlement 1701, despite the 1828 Catholic Emancipation.In some cases those adhering to Catholicism faced capital punishment, and some English and Welsh Catholics who were executed in the 16th and 17th centuries have been canonised by the Catholic Church as martyrs of the English Reformation.

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1. recusancy

   Recusancy refers to the state of refusing to submit to established authority or comply with certain laws or regulations, particularly in relation to refusal to attend Anglican Church services in England in the 16th and 17th century. The term is primarily used to describe those who remained loyal to Roman Catholic Church and did not conform to the Church of England during this time.

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1. Recusancynoun

   the state of being recusant; nonconformity

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1. Recusancy

   In the history of England and Wales, recusancy was the state of those who refused to attend Anglican services. The individuals were known as "recusants". The term, which derives ultimately from the Latin recusare, was first used to reference those who remained loyal to the Roman Catholic Church and did not attend Church of England services, with a 1593 statute determining the penalties against "Popish recusants". The "Recusancy Acts", which began during the reign of Elizabeth I and which were repealed in 1650, imposed a number of punishments on those who did not participate in Anglican religious activity, including fines, property confiscation, and imprisonment. Despite their repeal, restrictions against Roman Catholics were still in place until full Catholic Emancipation in 1829. In some cases those adhering to Catholicism faced capital punishment, and a number of English and Welsh Catholics executed in the 16th and 17th centuries have been canonised by the Catholic Church as Christian martyrs.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of recusancy in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of recusancy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=recusancy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Recusancy
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recusancy
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recusancy
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=recusancy