Recusant Synonyms and Antonyms

rĕkyə-zənt, rĭ-kyo͝o-
Someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. nonconformist
Antonyms:
  1. conformist
(of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England
Synonyms:
  1. nonconforming
  2. dissentient

Words Related to Recusant

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. papist
  2. recusants
  3. recusancy
  4. dissenters

Recusant Sentence Examples

  • The word is much older than its English use; there were Lollards in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 14th century, who were akin to the Fratricelli, Beghards and other sectaries of the recusant Franciscan type.

  • 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.

  • In July he was also elected Master of Pembroke Hall in succession to the recusant Dr Thomas Young (1514-1580) and Bishop of London in succession to Bonner.

  • Thus the Blounts had an unusual opportunity to avoid the labels ' recusant ' and ' church papist ', if they so wished.

  • Perhaps the two composers intended them for use by the recusant Catholic community.

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