Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
recur
recurrent
recurrent fever
recurring decimal
recursion
recursive
recurvate
recurve
recusant
recuse
recyclable
recycle
recycled
recycling
red
red.
red admiral
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "recusant" in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

recusant

rec·u·sant [ rékyəz'nt, ri kyz'nt ]


noun  (plural rec·u·sants)
Definition:
 
1. Catholic refusing to attend Anglican services: a Roman Catholic who broke the law by refusing to attend Church of England services in England between the 16th and 18th centuries

2. somebody disobeying authority: somebody who refuses to obey authority



adjective 
Definition:
 
disobeying authority: refusing to obey authority


rec·u·sance noun
Advertisement

Also on Encarta
Englishtown: Learn English online
Our Partners
Also on MSN
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
Shopping
© 2009 Microsoft