What is another word for recusant?
Pronunciation:
[ ɹɪkjˈuːsənt], [ ɹɪkjˈuːsənt], [ ɹ_ɪ_k_j_ˈuː_s_ə_n_t]
Related words: recusant history, recusant catholic, recusant england, recusants, recusant in spanish, recusant meaning
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Synonyms for Recusant:
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adj.
• impious- desecrative ,
- un-hallowed ,
- un-regenerate ,
- un-sanctified ,
- unregenerate ,
- unrighteous ,
- unsanctified ,
- Canting ,
- Defiling ,
- Desecrating ,
- agnostic ,
- atheistic ,
- blasphemous ,
- deceitful ,
- diabolic ,
- disobedient ,
- disrespectful ,
- godless ,
- hypocritical ,
- immoral ,
- iniquitous ,
- irreligious ,
- irreverent ,
- perverted ,
- pietistical ,
- profane ,
- reprobate ,
- sacrilegious ,
- sanctimonious ,
- satanic ,
- scandalous ,
- sinful ,
- unctuous ,
- unethical ,
- unfaithful ,
- ungodly ,
- unhallowed ,
- unholy ,
- wicked .
- Privative ,
- naysaying ,
- unaffirmative ,
- Abrogating ,
- Against ,
- Annulling ,
- Contravening ,
- Disallowing ,
- Disavowing ,
- Gainsaying ,
- Impugning ,
- Neutralizing ,
- Nullifying ,
- Rejecting ,
- antagonistic ,
- colorless ,
- con ,
- counteractive ,
- cynical ,
- detrimental ,
- gloomy ,
- invalidating ,
- jaundiced ,
- nugatory ,
- pessimistic ,
- removed ,
- repugnant ,
- resistive ,
- unenthusiastic ,
- unfavorable ,
- uninterested ,
- unwilling ,
- weak .
- adverse ,
- antipathetic ,
- antipodal ,
- antipodean ,
- antithetical ,
- balky ,
- clashing ,
- conflicting ,
- converse ,
- counter ,
- diametric ,
- discordant ,
- hostile ,
- inconsistent ,
- inimical ,
- opposed ,
- ornery ,
- perverse ,
- reverse .
Other relevant words:
- Antichristian ,
- Antiscriptural ,
- Breachy ,
- Denied ,
- Denying ,
- Incompliant ,
- Negatory ,
- Non-juror ,
- Nonjuring ,
- Nonjuror ,
- Refusing ,
- Resisting ,
- Restiff ,
- Seceder ,
- Sectarist ,
- Sectary ,
- Transgressive ,
- Uncanonical ,
- Unduteous ,
- agitator ,
- alienated ,
- antiestablishment ,
- apocryphal ,
- apostate ,
- at odds ,
- at odds with ,
- at variance ,
- at variance with ,
- athlete ,
- beatnik ,
- bohemian ,
- breakaway ,
- candidate ,
- castaway ,
- chapelgoer ,
- competitor ,
- contender ,
- contestant ,
- contradictory ,
- contrary ,
- contumacious ,
- counter-culture ,
- deaf to ,
- demonstrator ,
- demurrer ,
- deviant ,
- differing ,
- disagreeing ,
- dissenter ,
- dissenting ,
- dissident ,
- enfant terrible ,
- entrant ,
- exponent ,
- froward ,
- graceless ,
- hard ,
- hardened ,
- heretic ,
- heretical ,
- heterodox ,
- iconoclastic ,
- impenitent ,
- impious ,
- in opposition ,
- incorrigible ,
- indisciplined ,
- insubordinate ,
- insurgent ,
- intractable ,
- lawless ,
- lay ,
- mutinous ,
- naughty ,
- negative ,
- non-content ,
- nonconforming ,
- nonobservant ,
- obdurate ,
- objector ,
- obstinate ,
- obstreperous ,
- opposing ,
- outcast ,
- pariah ,
- player ,
- proponent ,
- protestant ,
- protester ,
- protestor ,
- radical ,
- rebel ,
- rebellious ,
- recalcitrant ,
- refractory ,
- refuse ,
- relentless ,
- remorseless ,
- renegade ,
- restive ,
- revolutionary ,
- riotous ,
- schismatic ,
- schismatical ,
- seared ,
- secessionist ,
- sectarian ,
- secular ,
- seditions ,
- self-willed ,
- separatist ,
- unadaptable ,
- unadjustable ,
- unchristian ,
- uncompliant ,
- uncomplying ,
- unconforming ,
- unconsenting ,
- uncontrite ,
- unconverted ,
- unconvinced ,
- underground ,
- undisciplined ,
- undutiful ,
- ungovernable ,
- unrepentant ,
- unruly ,
- unscriptural ,
- unsubmissive ,
- violative ,
- wayward ,
- willful .
How to use "Recusant" in context?
The word recusant is derived from the Latin word recusare, meaning "to refuse or abstain." Catholics who refused to take part in the religious ceremonies of the state Church were often called recusants. In modern English, the term is generally used to refer to people who refuse to take part in military service or any other public duty because of their religious beliefs.
Hyponym for Recusant:
n.
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person
dissenter, contestant, objector, dissident, protester.
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person
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