"recusant" Definition

Definitions for the word "recusant" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. 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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
One who is obstinate in refusal; one standing out stubbornly against general practice or opinion.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
One who refuses communion with the Church of England; a nonconformist.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
Person who refuses submission to an authority or compliance with a regulation, esp. Hist. One who refused to attend services of the church of england. adj. Of or being a recusant. recusancy n. [latin recuso refuse]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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