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
What can any man do with a recusant wife?
From The Bertrams by Trollope, Anthony
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 Sloane, William Milligan
The remaining voters continued recusant; but as no question was taken on the other side, the vote may be said to have been a very decided one, if not positively unanimous.
From The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts by Cooper, James Fenimore
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
