recusant

As an adjective recalcitrant

is recalcitrant, rebellious.

As a verb recusant is

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As an adjective maverick

is showing independence in thoughts or actions.

As a noun maverick

is an unbranded range animal.

As a verb recusant is

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As verbs the difference between recusant and defiant

is that recusant is while defiant is .

As an adjective defiant is

mistrustful.

As adjectives the difference between apostate and recusant

is that apostate is guilty of apostasy while recusant is pertaining to a recusant or to recusancy.

As nouns the difference between apostate and recusant

is that apostate is a person who has renounced a religion or faith while recusant is someone refusing to attend Church of England services, between the sixteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

Heretic is a synonym of recusant.

As an adjective heretic

is heretical.

As a verb recusant is

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Recusant is a related term of renegade.

As a verb recusant

is .

As a noun renegade is

an outlaw or rebel.

As a verb recusant is

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Dissenter is a related term of recusant.

As a noun dissenter

is someone who dissents (disagrees), especially from an established church.

As a verb recusant is

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Misbeliever is a related term of recusant.

As a noun misbeliever

is someone who holds an unauthorised belief; a heretic, an unbeliever.

As a verb recusant is

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Nonconformist is a related term of recusant.

As a noun nonconformist

is (christianity) a member of a protestant church which does not observe the doctrines of the established church, especially of the church of england.

As a verb recusant is

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