recusant

Meanings

Plural: recusants

Noun

someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
Someone refusing to attend Church of England services, between the 16th and early 19th centuries.
Anyone refusing to submit to authority or regulation.

Adjective Satellite

(of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England
refusing to submit to authority; - Mary W.Williams
- "the recusant electors...cooperated in electing a new Senate"

Adj

pertaining to a recusant or to recusancy

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin recūsans, recūsāntis, from recūsō (“I refuse, decline; I object to; I protest”). See recuse.

Synonyms

Dissenter, dissentient, nonconformist

Antonyms

conformist

Scrabble Score: 10

recusant is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
recusant is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 13

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