recusant
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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
Wiseman, Mary; daughter of George, a recusant xlii.
From The Condition of Catholics Under James I. by Gerard, John
She had been scolded on George's account, but had not scolded herself, and had archly and triumphantly pointed out the recusant to Sue in a sly corner of a London balcony.
From Leonore Stubbs by Walford, L. B.
In the matter of the broken engagement, Hugh Elwyn was more fairly treated by the men and women whom the matter concerned, or who thought it concerned them, than are the majority of recusant lovers.
From Studies in love and in terror by Lowndes, Marie Belloc
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