Recusant

a.	1.	Obstinate in refusal; specifically, in English history, refusing to acknowledge the supremacy of the king in the churc, or to conform to the established rites of the church; as, a recusant lord. It stated him to have placed his son in the household of the Countess of Derby, a recusant papist. - Sir W. Scott.
n.	1.	One who is obstinate in refusal; one standing out stubbornly against general practice or opinion. The last rebellious recusants among the European family of nations. - De Quincey.
	2.	(Eng. Hist.) A person who refuses to acknowledge the supremacy of the king in matters of religion; as, a Roman Catholic recusant, who acknowledges the supremacy of the pope.
	3.	One who refuses communion with the Church of England; a nonconformist. All that are recusants of holy rites. - Holyday.

Noun	1.	recusant - someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct Synonyms: nonconformist
Adj.	1.	recusant - (of Catholics formerly) refusing to attend services of the Church of England Synonyms: dissentient
	2.	recusant - refusing to submit to authority; "the recusant electors...cooperated in electing a new Senate"- Mary W.Williams

alienated, antiestablishment, at odds with, at variance with, breakaway, contrary, counter-culture, deviant, differing, disagreeing, disobedient, dissentient, dissenting, dissident, froward, in opposition, indisciplined, lawless, naughty, nonconformable, nonconforming, nonobservant, obstinate, opposing, recalcitrant, refractory, sectarian, sectary, self-willed, transgressive, unadaptable, unadjustable, uncompliant, uncomplying, unconforming, underground, undisciplined, unduteous, undutiful, unsubmissive, violative, wayward, willful

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