Get to know Recusants better with 7 real example sentences, the meaning.
Recusants meaning
plural of recusant
Using Recusants
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of recusant
- In the example corpus, recusants often appears in combinations such as: of recusants.
Context around Recusants
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Recusants
- In this selection, "recusants" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, catholic, popish and class stand out and add context to how "recusants" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include english catholic recusants and family of recusants. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "recusants" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with recusants
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Individuals William Shakespeare came from a family background of English Catholic recusants. (12 words)
A devout Catholic, he married Gertrude Talbot, who was from a family of recusants. (14 words)
The plot was uncovered and most of the plotters, who were recusants or converts, were tried and executed. (18 words)
Those of more moderate means had to pay two-thirds of their annual rental income; middle class recusants were fined one shilling a week, although the collection of all these fines was "haphazard and negligent". (35 words)
The first statute to address sectarian dissent from England's official religion was enacted in 1593 under Elizabeth I and specifically targeted Catholics, under the title "An Act for restraining Popish recusants". (32 words)
New Catholic Encyclopedia section on 'recusants' The term, which derives ultimately from the Latin recusare (to refuse or make an objection) Burton, E. (1911). (24 words)
Example sentences (7)
A devout Catholic, he married Gertrude Talbot, who was from a family of recusants.
Individuals William Shakespeare came from a family background of English Catholic recusants.
New Catholic Encyclopedia section on 'recusants' The term, which derives ultimately from the Latin recusare (to refuse or make an objection) Burton, E. (1911).
Roman Catholics formed a large proportion, if not a plurality, of recusants, and it was to Catholics that the term initially was applied.
The first statute to address sectarian dissent from England's official religion was enacted in 1593 under Elizabeth I and specifically targeted Catholics, under the title "An Act for restraining Popish recusants".
The plot was uncovered and most of the plotters, who were recusants or converts, were tried and executed.
Those of more moderate means had to pay two-thirds of their annual rental income; middle class recusants were fined one shilling a week, although the collection of all these fines was "haphazard and negligent".
Common combinations with recusants
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of recusants 2×