English Explanatory Dictionary

nonjuring

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Describing the bishops, clergy and congregations that refused to swear allegiance to William III of England.
  2. Describing the bishops and clergy that refused to take the oath of fidelity to the French Nation required under the Civil Constitution of the Clergy.

Word forms

nonjuring non-juring nonjurying

Related words

nonjurable nonjuror
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