Rebel word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "rebel" word
[noun] someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
[noun] (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `grayback' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms
[adjective] used by northerners of Confederate soldiers; "the rebel yell"
[verb] take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
[verb] break with established customs
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\Reb"el\, n. [F. rebelle.] One who rebels. Syn: Revolter; insurgent. Usage: {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.
\Re*bel"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rebelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rebelling}.] [F. rebeller, fr. L. rebellare to make war again; pref. re- again + bellare to make war, fr. bellum war. See {Bellicose}, and cf. {Revel} to carouse.] 1. To renounce, and resist by force, the authority of the ruler or government to which one owes obedience. See {Rebellion}. The murmur and the churl's rebelling. --Chaucer. Ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the Lord. --Josh. xxii. 16. 2. To be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or insubordinate attitude; to revolt. Hoe could my hand rebel against my heart? How could you heart rebel against your reason? --Dryden.
Synonyms for rebel
arise, freedom fighter, grayback, insurgent, insurrectionist, Johnny, Johnny Reb, maverick, Reb, renegade, rise, rise up, southern
See also: Confederate soldier | crusader | Denmark Vesey | dissent | meliorist | mutineer | mutiny | Nat Turner | nonconformist | protest | recusant | reformer | reformist | resist | revolt | revolutionary | revolutionist | Sir William Wallace | subversive | subverter | Turner | Vesey | Wallace |
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Let's analyse "rebel" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: LEBER. Average typing speed for these characters is 1385 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
rebel: 5 + 5 = 10, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One. |
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