recusant
Example Sentences
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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
He wrote to the minister of France in the United States to lay a formal complaint before Congress against the recusant for insubordination.
From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll
The malefactors in question were recusant Roman Catholics.
From Mary Queen of Scots 1542-1587 by Various
Instead, the recusant tore the letter into shreds, and flung them at his feet; defying me, Sir John, King, and all!
From No Quarter! by Reid, Mayne
Vocabulary lists containing recusant
