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1. (n.) recusant
(in 16th to 18th century England) a person, esp. a Roman Catholic, who refused to attend the services of the Church of England.
2. recusant
a person who refuses to submit, comply, etc.
3. (adj.) recusant
of or characteristic of a recusant.
Etymology: (1545–55; < L recūsant- (s. of recūsāns), prp. of recusāre to demur, object =re-re-+-cūsāre, v. der. of causacause)
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| Definition of 'recusant' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) nonconformist, recusant
someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
2. (adj) dissentient, recusant
(of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England
3. (adj) recusant
refusing to submit to authority
"the recusant electors...cooperated in electing a new Senate"- Mary W.Williams
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| Definition of 'recusant' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) recusant
obstinate in refusal; specifically, in English history, refusing to acknowledge the supremacy of the king in the churc, or to conform to the established rites of the church; as, a recusant lord
2. (noun) recusant
one who is obstinate in refusal; one standing out stubbornly against general practice or opinion
3. (noun) recusant
a person who refuses to acknowledge the supremacy of the king in matters of religion; as, a Roman Catholic recusant, who acknowledges the supremacy of the pope
4. (noun) recusant
one who refuses communion with the Church of England; a nonconformist
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