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
The recusant children ranged themselves before the teacher, who seemed to think she had now quenched the rebellion.
From Happy Days for Boys and Girls by Various
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
On account of their smaller number, too, they are less in a condition to declare a recusant colleague in disgrace.
From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm
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