insurrectionist

[in-suh-rek-shuhn]

in·sur·rec·tion

[in-suh-rek-shuhn]
noun
an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin insurrēctiōn- (stem of insurrēctiō), equivalent to insurrēct(us) (past participle of insurgere; see insurgent) + -iōn- -ion

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


insurgency, uprising, mutiny.

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insurrection (ˌɪnsəˈrɛkʃən)
 
n
the act or an instance of rebelling against a government in power or the civil authorities; insurgency
 
[C15: from Late Latin insurrectiō, from insurgere to rise up]
 
insur'rectional
 
adj
 
insur'rectionary
 
n, —adj
 
insur'rectionism
 
n
 
insur'rectionist
 
n, —adj

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