recusant
Example Sentences
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Philips, an English recusant, settled in Brussels and knew Brueghel and Rubens well, his music celebrated in artistic circles as an engine of the Counter-Reformation.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 27, 2013
Unlike one fellow resident, who doesn't step outside once in three months, Francis will not be a recusant.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 22, 2012
The recusant children ranged themselves before the teacher, who seemed to think she had now quenched the rebellion.
From Happy Days for Boys and Girls by Various
After a due amount of amusing correspondence, the recusant confederacy struck their colours and paid their money.
From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) by John Morley
When men of such lofty and undisputed lineage were joining what was apparently an irresistible movement, the recusant nobility of France itself could not well stand aloof any longer.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) by William Milligan Sloane
Vocabulary lists containing recusant
