ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Recusant', Synonyms of 'Recusant' & More on 'Recusant'

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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Dictionary Results for recusant:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

recusant
    adj 1: (of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church
           of England [syn: dissentient, recusant]
    2: refusing to submit to authority; "the recusant
       electors...cooperated in electing a new Senate"- Mary
       W.Williams
    n 1: someone who refuses to conform to established standards of
         conduct [syn: nonconformist, recusant] [ant:
         conformist]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Recusant \Re*cu"sant\ (-zat; 277), a.[L. recusans, -antis, p.
   pr. of recure to refuse, to oject to; pref. re- re + causa a
   cause, pretext: cf. F. r['e]cusant. See Cause, and cf.
   Ruse.]
   Obstinate in refusal; specifically, in English history,
   refusing to acknowledge the supremacy of the king in the
   church, or to conform to the established rites of the church;
   as, a recusant lord.
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         It stated him to have placed his son in the household
         of the Countess of Derby, a recusant papist. --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Recusant \Re*cu"sant\, n.
   1. One who is obstinate in refusal; one standing out
      stubbornly against general practice or opinion.
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            The last rebellious recusants among the European
            family of nations.                    --De Quincey.
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   2. (Eng. Hist.) 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. --Brande & C.
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   3. One who refuses communion with the Church of England; a
      nonconformist.
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            All that are recusants of holy rites. --Holyday.
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