recusant

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Philips, an English recusant, settled in Brussels and knew Brueghel and Rubens well, his music celebrated in artistic circles as an engine of the Counter-Reformation.

From The Guardian • Jan. 27, 2013

Unlike one fellow resident, who doesn't step outside once in three months, Francis will not be a recusant.

From The Guardian • Nov. 22, 2012

Wiseman, her other son, is also an obstinate recusant and will by no means take the oath.

From The Condition of Catholics Under James I. by Gerard, John

Rec′ūsance, Rec′ūsancy, state of being a recusant: nonconformity, or its tenets; Recusā′tion.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

In the matter of the broken engagement, Hugh Elwyn was more fairly treated by the men and women whom the matter concerned, or who thought it concerned them, than are the majority of recusant lovers.

From Studies in love and in terror by Lowndes, Marie Belloc