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noun

Rebel n. One who rebels.

Synonyms: Revolter; insurgent. Rebel, Insurgent. Insurgent marks an early, and rebel a more advanced, stage of opposition to government. The former rises up against his rulers, the latter makes war upon them.

verb

Rebel v. i. (past & past part. rebelled; pres. part. rebelling)

To renounce, and resist by force, the authority of the ruler or government to which one owes obedience. See Rebellion. "The murmur and the churls' rebelling." "Ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the Lord."

To be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or insubordinate attitude; to revolt. "How could my hand rebel against my heart? How could your heart rebel against your reason?"

adjective

Rebel adj. Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt; rebellious; as, rebel troops. "Whoso be rebel to my judgment." "Convict by flight, and rebel to all law."

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Etymology of 'Rebel'

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"Rebel" Quotes from Famous Books

... moment of anguish, there was power in the good and soothing influence so peculiar to Marmaduke Dugdale. Agatha grew calmer—at least more passive. Soon, she saw that the little steamer's head was turned to the shore. A convulsion passed over her, but she did not rebel. ...

— Agatha's Husband - A Novel • Dinah Maria Craik (AKA: Dinah Maria Mulock)

... out in the woods now, with Jack guarding and taking care of his wounded father. A Home Guard had been organized, and Daws Dillon was captain. They were driving out of the mountains every man who owned a negro, for nearly every man who owned a negro had taken, or was forced to take, the Rebel side. The Dillons were all Yankees, except Jerry, who had gone off with Tom; and the giant brothers, Rebel Jerry and Yankee Jake—as both were already known—had sworn to kill each other on sight. Bushwhacking ...

— The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come • John Fox

... the Novels he was to produce became evident with the first of them all, "Waverley." Here is a border tale which narrates the adventures of a scion of that house among the loyal Highlanders temporarily a rebel to the reigning English sovereign and a recruit in the interests of the young pretender: his fortunes, in love and war, and his eventual reinstatement in the King's service and happiness with the woman of his choice. While it ...

— Masters of the English Novel - A Study Of Principles And Personalities • Richard Burton

... The rebel leader of 1870. Cost us some considerable trouble, too. There's bound to be mischief where that hair-brained four-flusher gets a crowd to listen to him. For egoist though he is, he possesses a wonderful power over the half-breeds. He ...

— The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail • Ralph Connor

... not hold his tongue, he himself would inform Shaw of Daldownie. Macpherson therefore went straight to Daldownie, who advised him to bury the bones privily, not to give the country a bad name for a rebel district. While Macpherson was in doubt, and had not yet spoken to Farquharson, the ghost revisited him at night and repeated his command. He also denounced his murderers, Clerk and Macdonald, which ...

— The Book of Dreams and Ghosts • Andrew Lang

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