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
"Peradventure," answered Polly, "his own words should be too good food for a recusant in her majesty's prisons."
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
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
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