Rebel
Rebel (reb"el) , adjective
[French rebelle, from Latin rebellis. See Rebel, v. i.]
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.
Rebel , noun
[French rebelle.]
One who rebels.
Rebel (re*bel") , intransitive verb
[French rebeller, from Latin rebellare to make war again; pref. re- again + bellare to make war, from bellum war. See Bellicose, and compare 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 churls' rebelling.
Ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the Lord.
2.
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?