recusant
noun [ C ] uk/ˈrek.jʊ.zənt/ us/ˈrek.jʊ.zənt/
religion specialized（旧时）拒绝参加英格兰国教会礼拜仪式的人
someone in the past who refused to go to Church of England services (= religious ceremonies)
Catholic recusants 拒绝参加英格兰国教会礼拜仪式的天主教徒
Unlike many recusant families, the Talbots had managed to retain most of their landed estates. 与许多拒绝参加英格兰国教会礼拜仪式的家族不同，塔尔博特家族设法保留了大部分的土地财产。
formal拒不服从权威的人
someone who refuses to obey people who have authority
political recusants 政治反抗者