| 单词 | recusant |
| 释义 | recusant (once / 14665 pages) nadj WORD FAMILY recusant: recusancy, recusants+/recusal: recusals/recusation: recusations/recuse: recusal, recusant, recusation, recused, recuses, recusing USAGE EXAMPLESCatholic recusants secretly practiced their faith; Jesuits roamed the country incognito; and zealots didn’t shrink from terrorist acts. Washington Post(Oct 13, 2015) But his parents in England had been “recusants,” Catholics who refused to attend the Protestant Anglican Church, as required by law after the Reformation. Washington Post(Jul 27, 2015) Philips, an English recusant, settled in Brussels and knew Brueghel and Rubens well, his music celebrated in artistic circles as an engine of the Counter-Reformation. The Guardian(Jan 27, 2013) 1n someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper nonconformist conformist someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters) beat, beatnik a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior bohemiana nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life enfant terriblea person whose unconventional behavior embarrasses others heretica person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion) maverick, rebelsomeone who exhibits great independence in thought and action contestant, dissenter, dissident, objector, protester a person who dissents from some established policy 2adj (of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England Syn dissentient unorthodox breaking with convention or tradition 3adj refusing to submit to authority "the recusant electors...cooperated in electing a new Senate"- Mary W.Williams Syn disobedient not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority |
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