recusant vs dissident

recusant and dissident both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recusant	Yes	Yes	No	No
dissident	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, dissident is a hypernym of recusant; that is, dissident is a word with a broader meaning than recusant:

recusant: someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
dissident: a person who dissents from some established policy

Other hypernyms of recusant include contestant, dissenter, objector, protester.

recusant (noun)	dissident (noun)
someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct	a person who dissents from some established policy

recusant (adjective)	dissident (adjective)
refusing to submit to authority	disagreeing, especially with a majority
(of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England	characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards