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in·sur·rec·tion 
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| an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government. |
[Origin: 1425–75; late ME < LL insurréctiōn- (s. of insurréctiō), equiv. to insurréct(us) (ptp. of insurgere; see insurgent) + -iōn- -ion]
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in·sur·rec·tion·al, adjective
in·sur·rec·tion·al·ly, adverb
in·sur·rec·tion·ism, noun
in·sur·rec·tion·ist, noun
—Synonyms insurgency, uprising, mutiny.
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Insurrection
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n. The act or an instance of open revolt against civil authority or a constituted government. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin īnsurrēctiō, īnsurrēctiōn-, from Latin īnsurrēctus, past participle of īnsurgere, to rise up; see insurgent.] in'sur·rec'tion·al adj., in'sur·rec'tion·ar'y (-shə-něr'ē) adj. & n., in'sur·rec'tion·ism n., in'sur·rec'tion·ist n. |
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insurrection
1459, from M.Fr. insurrection, from L. insurrectionem (nom. insurrectio) "a rising up," from insurrectus, pp. of insurgere "to rise up" (see insurgent).
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| organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another [syn: rebellion] |
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Insurrection
In`sur*rec"tion\, n. [L. insurrectio, fr. insurgere, insurrectum: cf. F. insurrection. See Insurgent.]1. A rising against civil or political authority, or the established government; open and active opposition to the execution of law in a city or state. It is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein. --Ezra iv. 19. 2. A rising in mass to oppose an enemy. [Obs.] Syn: Insurrection, Sedition, Revolt, Rebellion, Mutiny. Usage: Sedition is the raising of commotion in a state, as by conspiracy, without aiming at open violence against the laws. Insurrection is a rising of individuals to prevent the execution of law by force of arms. Revolt is a casting off the authority of a government, with a view to put it down by force, or to substitute one ruler for another. Rebellion is an extended insurrection and revolt. Mutiny is an insurrection on a small scale, as a mutiny of a regiment, or of a ship's crew. I say again, In soothing them, we nourish 'gainst our senate The cockle of rebellion, insolence, sedition. --Shak. Insurrections of base people are commonly more furious in their beginnings. --Bacon. He was greatly strengthened, and the enemy as much enfeebled, by daily revolts. --Sir W. Raleigh. Though of their names in heavenly records now Be no memorial, blotted out and razed By their rebellion from the books of life. --Milton.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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