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Meaning of Recusant | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɹɛkjʊzənt

Definitions

  1. Someone refusing to attend Church of England services, between the 16th and early 19th centuries, whether a Protestant dissident or a Roman Catholic.
    historical
  2. Anyone refusing to submit to authority or regulation.

Equivalents

العربية المتمرّد
Suomi niskoittelija
Français récusant

Examples

“Near-synonyms: (all sometimes synonymous) Dissenter, Nonconformist, Free Churchman; autem cackler (archaic cant)”
“Near-synonyms: refuser, defier, dissenter, objector, protester, iconoclast, maverick, nonconformist, rebel, refusenik, renegade”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

recusation Recuse recuser recussion recustomisation recustomization

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