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

The malefactors in question were recusant Roman Catholics.

From Mary Queen of Scots 1542-1587 by Various

In practice Anglican private worship appears to have been little interfered with; and although the recusant fines were rigorously exacted, the same seems to have been the case with the private celebration of the mass.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

It is remarked by Sir Edward Coke, in the address to the jury, that during the year and four months since James’s accession, no penalty had been inflicted on any recusant.

From Guy Fawkes or A Complete History Of The Gunpowder Treason, A.D. 1605 by Lathbury, Thomas