recusant
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Recusant, rek′ū-zant, or rē-kū′zant, adj. obstinate in refusal, esp. to comply with the Anglican ritual.—n. a nonconformist: one who refuses to acknowledge the supremacy of the sovereign in religious matters.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
Being a Recusant, he was much persecuted for his religion, and never succeeded in finishing the work.
From Vanishing England by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)
Does the fact that the Foundress was presented as a Recusant mean nothing?
From The Life and Times of John Wilkins Warden of Wadham college, Oxford; master of Trinity college, Cambridge; and Bishop of Chester by Wright Henderson, P. A. (Patrick Arkley)
He has had attributed to him a Premonition to Princes; A Dialogue, in 1609, between a Jesuit and a Recusant; A Discourse on Spanish Cruelties to Moral and Metaphysical Essays.
From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by Stebbing, W. (William)
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