nonjuring

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non·ju·ror

N0141600 (nŏn-jo͝or′ər, -ôr′)n.1. One who refuses to take an oath, as of allegiance.2. Nonjuror A beneficed Anglican clergyman who refused to swear allegiance to William and Mary and their successors after the Glorious Revolution of 1688.
[non- + juror, one who takes an oath (obsolete).]
non·jur′ing adj.

nonjuring

(nɒnˈdʒʊərɪŋ) adj (Ecclesiastical Terms) ecclesiast (of a clergyman, etc) refusing the oath of allegiance