Recusant Definition

rĕkyə-zənt, rĭ-kyo͝o-
noun
A person who refuses to obey an established authority; specif., in England in the 16th to 18th cent., a Roman Catholic who refused to attend the services of the Church of England or to recognize its authority.
Webster's New World
Any dissenter or nonconformist.
Webster's New World
Anyone refusing to submit to authority or regulation.
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adjective
Of or like a recusant.
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Other Word Forms of Recusant

Noun

Singular:
recusant
Plural:
recusants

Origin of Recusant

  • From Latin recusare "˜refuse'.

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Recusant Sentence Examples

  • The word is much older than its English use; there were Lollards in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 14th century, who were akin to the Fratricelli, Beghards and other sectaries of the recusant Franciscan type.

  • In practice Anglican private worship appears to have been little interfered with; and although the recusant fines were rigorously exacted, the same seems to have been the case with the private celebration of the mass.

  • In July he was also elected Master of Pembroke Hall in succession to the recusant Dr Thomas Young (1514-1580) and Bishop of London in succession to Bonner.

  • Thus the Blounts had an unusual opportunity to avoid the labels ' recusant ' and ' church papist ', if they so wished.

  • Perhaps the two composers intended them for use by the recusant Catholic community.

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