seceder

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One prominent seceder, Oxford Researcher John Roche, has collected 1,500 case histories of disenchanted Opus members that he hopes to present to John Paul this year.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Clive saw Rosalie Faithorn saunter in with James Allys he stared, but that young seceder from his own set greeted him without embarrassment and lighted a cigarette.

From Athalie by Craig, Frank

The strength of this presumption is not impaired by any vague words of Baxter coupling the name of Falkland with that of Digby as a seceder from the party on the occasion of the Bill.

From Lectures and Essays by Smith, Goldwin

Although some of these rites and ceremonies have been revealed by apostates, yet there are others of such a character that even the bitterest seceder from the church would not dare unfold them.

From The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 5 by Various

He hopes to see me in my place, And woe betide the sad seceder, Whose absence helps to throw disgrace Both on his Party and his Leader.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, February 13, 1892 by Various