Recusant

What do we mean by recusant?

One of the Roman Catholics in England who incurred legal and social penalties in the 1500s and afterward for refusing to attend services of the Church of England. noun

A dissenter; a nonconformist. noun

Obstinate in refusal; specifically, in English history, refusing to attend divine service in Anglican churches, or to acknowledge the ecclesiastical supremacy of the crown.

One obstinate in refusing; one who will not conform to general opinion or practice. noun

Specifically, in English history, one who refused to attend divine worship in Anglican churches, or to acknowledge the ecclesiastical supremacy of the crown. noun

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. adjective

One who is obstinate in refusal; one standing out stubbornly against general practice or opinion. noun

A person who refuses to acknowledge the supremacy of the king in matters of religion. noun

One who refuses communion with the Church of England; a nonconformist. noun

Someone refusing to attend Church of England services, between the sixteenth and early nineteenth centuries noun

Anyone refusing to submit to authority or regulation noun

Pertaining to a recusant or to recusancy adjective

(of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England adjective

Refusing to submit to authority adjective

Someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct noun

Someone refusing to attend Church of England services, between the sixteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

Anyone refusing to submit to authority or regulation.

A dissenter; a nonconformist. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to recusant:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word recusant:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe recusant:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective recusant:
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Words that sound like recusant:
recusant, recusants, recusing, recusancy, accusant, requisite, recuses, recused, recusal, relucent, reclusion, requirement, recruitment, recuse, recurrent, recreant, recusation, richeson, rechristened.