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
Jenings, Alice, wife of Richard; a recusant xlii.
From The Condition of Catholics Under James I. by John Gerard
"Peradventure," answered Polly, "his own words should be too good food for a recusant in her majesty's prisons."
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur
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
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