recusant

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Synonyms: refusant, recursant, recreant, recusancy, recant, recusal, accusant, reducant, recusants, rousant, recusance

Antonyms: refusant, recursant, recreant, recusancy, recant, recusal, accusant, reducant, recusants, rousant, recusance

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|historical}} Someone [[refusing]] to [[attend]] [[Church of England]] [[service]]s, between the 16th and early 19th centuries, whether a [[Protestant]] [[dissident]] or a [[Roman Catholic]].
2. Anyone refusing to [[submit]] to [[authority]] or [[regulation]].

Adjective

1. Pertaining to a recusant or to [[recusancy]].

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