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Meaning of 'recusant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Recusant [ a.]
- Obstinate in refusal; specifically, in English history, refusing to acknowledge the supremacy of the king in the churc, or to conform to the established rites of the church; as, a recusant lord.
2 . Recusant [ n.]
- One who is obstinate in refusal; one standing out stubbornly against general practice or opinion.
- A person who refuses to acknowledge the supremacy of the king in matters of religion; as, a Roman Catholic recusant, who acknowledges the supremacy of the pope.
- One who refuses communion with the Church of England; a nonconformist.

Meaning of 'recusant' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . recusant [ s]
Meaning (1):
- refusing to submit to authority
Example in sentence:
  • the recusant electors...cooperated in electing a new Senate

Nearby Words:

recadency recalcitrant recalcitrate recalcitration recall recallable recallment recant recantation recanted

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