Near-synonyms: (all sometimes synonymous) Dissenter, Nonconformist, Free Churchman; autem cackler (archaic cant)
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Recusant
//ˈɹɛkjʊzənt//
Synonyms for "recusant" (70 found)
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1 entries- niskoittelija noun (one refusing to submit to authority)
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Near-synonyms: refuser, defier, dissenter, objector, protester, iconoclast, maverick, nonconformist, rebel, refusenik, renegade
Source: wiktionary
Still, to disobey a direct order in the field is no small matter in any circumstances, and especially in Sparta. The recusant captains must have known how dangerous their defiance was to them, yet they risked it.
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