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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Recusant \Re*cu"sant\, n.
1. One who is obstinate in refusal; one standing out
stubbornly against general practice or opinion.
[1913 Webster]
The last rebellious recusants among the European
family of nations. --De Quincey.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Eng. Hist.) 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. --Brande & C.
[1913 Webster]
3. One who refuses communion with the Church of England; a
nonconformist.
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All that are recusants of holy rites. --Holyday.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Recusant \Re*cu"sant\ (-zat; 277), a.[L. recusans, -antis, p.
pr. of recure to refuse, to oject to; pref. re- re + causa a
cause, pretext: cf. F. r['e]cusant. See Cause, and cf.
Ruse.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
It stated him to have placed his son in the household
of the Countess of Derby, a recusant papist. --Sir W.
Scott.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Recusant \Re*cu"sant\, n.
1. One who is obstinate in refusal; one standing out
stubbornly against general practice or opinion.
The last rebellious recusants among the European
family of nations. --De Quincey.
2. (Eng. Hist.) 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. --Brande & C.
3. One who refuses communion with the Church of England; a
nonconformist.
All that are recusants of holy rites. --Holyday.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Recusant \Re*cu"sant\ (-zat; 277), a.[L. recusans, -antis, p.
pr. of recure to refuse, to oject to; pref. re- re + causa a
cause, pretext: cf. F. r['e]cusant. See Cause, and cf.
Ruse.]
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.
It stated him to have placed his son in the household
of the Countess of Derby, a recusant papist. --Sir W.
Scott.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
recusant
adj 1: (of Catholics formerly) refusing to attend services of the
Church of England [syn: dissentient]
2: refusing to submit to authority; "the recusant
electors...cooperated in electing a new Senate"- Mary
W.Williams
n : someone who refuses to conform to established standards of
conduct [syn: nonconformist] [ant: conformist]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
recusant
Latin vb.
(inflection of la recūsō 3 p pres actv indc)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
recusant
a.
pertaining to a recusant or to recusancy
n.
1 (lb en historical) Someone refusing to attend Church of England
services, between the 16th and early 19th centuries.
2 Anyone refusing to submit to authority or regulation.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
recusant
Latin vb.
(inflection of la recūsō 3 p pres actv indc)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
recusant
Latin vb.
(inflection of la recūsō 3 p pres actv indc)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Recusant /ɹɪkjˈuːsənt/
المتمرّد
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
recusant /ɹɪkjˈuːsənt/
widerspenstig
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
recusant //ˈɹɛkjʊzənt//
niskoittelija
one refusing to submit to authority
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
recusant /ɹɪkjˈuːsənt/
1. (İng.) (tar.) resmi kiliseye gitmeyi reddeden (kimse)
2. resmi kilise kanunlarına karşı gelen kimse. recusancy boyun eğmeme.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
43 Moby Thesaurus words for "recusant":
alienated, antiestablishment, at odds with, at variance with,
breakaway, contrary, counter-culture, deviant, differing,
disagreeing, disobedient, dissentient, dissenting, dissident,
froward, in opposition, indisciplined, lawless, naughty,
nonconformable, nonconforming, nonobservant, obstinate, opposing,
recalcitrant, refractory, sectarian, sectary, self-willed,
transgressive, unadaptable, unadjustable, uncompliant, uncomplying,
unconforming, underground, undisciplined, unduteous, undutiful,
unsubmissive, violative, wayward, willful
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
a. 不服从权威的;
n. 拒绝服从的人,规避国教的人;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a. 不服从权威的
n. 拒绝服从的人,不服国教的人
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