recusant
refusing to submit, comply, etc.
obstinate in refusal.
English History. refusing to attend services of the Church of England.
a person who is recusant.
English History. a person, especially a Roman Catholic, who refused to attend the services of the Church of England.
Origin of recusant
1Other words from recusant
- un·rec·u·sant, adjective
Words Nearby recusant
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How to use recusant in a sentence
The recusant States must be whipped back into submission to the autocrats that would direct their affairs.
Historic Papers on the Causes of the Civil War | Mrs. Eugenia Dunlap PottsWhen recovered the second time, he was whipped as well as fed—another lesson which only made the stubborn recusant run the faster.
Jesse Cliffe | Mary Russell MitfordThe recusant was one Walter Simpson, the Vulcan of the parish.
Scotch Wit and Humor | W. H. (Walter Henry) HoweHe was summoned to the bar of the House as a Popish recusant.
The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened | Kenelm DigbyUledi returned from his expedition against a recusant officer at Kituntu, bringing with him a spoil of ten women.
The Discovery of the Source of the Nile | John Hanning Speke
British Dictionary definitions for recusant
/ (ˈrɛkjʊzənt) /
(in 16th to 18th century England) a Roman Catholic who did not attend the services of the Church of England, as was required by law
any person who refuses to submit to authority
(formerly, of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England
refusing to submit to authority
Origin of recusant
1Derived forms of recusant
- recusance or recusancy, noun
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