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

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.

Wiseman, her other son, is also an obstinate recusant and will by no means take the oath.

From The Condition of Catholics Under James I. by Gerard, John

Nevertheless, this morning, when I went to see them, I found her busily preparing some nourishing soup; which, when I asked her, she confessed was destined for the recusant monk who had become a carpenter.

From Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family by Charles, Elizabeth Rundle