re·cu·sant /-zənt/
(a.)不服從權威的拒絕服從的人,不服國教的人
Re·cu·sant a. Obstinate in refusal; specifically, in English history, refusing to acknowledge the supremacy of the king in the churc, or to conform to the established rites of the church; as, a recusant lord.
It stated him to have placed his son in the household of the Countess of Derby, a recusant papist. --Sir W. Scott.
Re·cu·sant, n.
1. One who is obstinate in refusal; one standing out stubbornly against general practice or opinion.
The last rebellious recusants among the European family of nations. --De Quincey.
2. Eng. Hist. A person who refuses to acknowledge the supremacy of the king in matters of religion; as, a Roman Catholic recusant, who acknowledges the supremacy of the pope.
3. One who refuses communion with the Church of England; a nonconformist.
All that are recusants of holy rites. --Holyday.
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recusant
adj 1: (of Catholics formerly) refusing to attend services of the
Church of England [syn: dissentient]
2: refusing to submit to authority; "the recusant
electors...cooperated in electing a new Senate"- Mary
W.Williams
n : someone who refuses to conform to established standards of
conduct [syn: nonconformist] [ant: conformist]