 recusant |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] refusing to submit to authority | |
| Examples: | "the recusant electors...cooperated in electing a new Senate"- Mary W.Williams |
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| Related terms: | disobedient | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (of Catholics formerly) refusing to attend services of the Church of England | |
| Synonyms: | dissentient | |
| Related terms: | unorthodox | |
| 3. | [ noun ] someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct | |
| Synonyms: | nonconformist | |
| Related terms: | conformist dissenter enfant_terrible beatnik maverick heretic Bohemian | |
| Similar spelling: |
recusancy rescission |
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