Insurrection Definition

ĭnsə-rĕkshən
insurrections
noun
insurrections
A rising up against established authority; rebellion; revolt.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Insurrection

Noun

Singular:
insurrection
Plural:
insurrections

Origin of Insurrection

  • Middle English from Old French from Late Latin īnsurrēctiō īnsurrēctiōn- from Latin īnsurrēctus past participle of īnsurgere to rise up insurgent

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French insurrection, from Late Latin insurrectio

    From Wiktionary

Insurrection Sentence Examples

  • After the insurrection of the 3rst of October he was imprisoned for a short time.

  • On the 24th he captured Monte Rotondo, but did not enter Rome as the expected insurrection had not broken out.

  • The insurrection of dissenters (1708-1711), which was headed by Thomas Carey, who was deputy-governor while the trouble was brewing, was in opposition to the establishment of the Church of England; it was ultimately unsuccessful, the Church was established in 1711, a law was passed which deprived Quakers of the privilege of serving on juries or holding public office, and the establishment was continued until the War of Independence.

  • A simultaneous insurrection at Massa - Carrara was crushed with similar vigour.

  • In pursuance of his patronage of Monmouth, Shaftesbury now secured for him the command of the army sent to suppress the insurrection in Scotland, which he is supposed to have fomented.

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