Usage
What does rebeldom mean? Rebeldom refers to a region or territory controlled by rebels—revolutionaries trying to overthrow a government. Rebeldom can also refer to rebels collectively, as in The rebeldom consisted of a ragtag coalition of fighters. It can also be used as another word for rebellious behavior—behavior that breaks the rules, resists authority, or otherwise challenges the status quo. This can also be called rebelliousness or rebellion, though the word rebellion is more commonly used to refer to an attempt to overthrow a government—an organized revolution. Despite its versatility, the word rebeldom is not commonly used. Example: Government troops are closing in on the rebeldom in an attempt to take back the territory.
Etymology
Origin of rebeldom
Example Sentences
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President Lincoln had declared all slaves in rebeldom free, and thousands of black soldiers were marching and carrying the news to the slaves.
From The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War by Wilson, Joseph T. (Joseph Thomas)
Of course I held my tongue, and gave no one reason to suppose that I had ever been in rebeldom.
From Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 by Fremantle, Arthur James Lyon
This new strategy seems to indicate that McClellan has not heart enough to attack the fastnesses of rebeldom, but expects that something may turn up from these small expeditions.
From Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count
Before we left, we were to strike a blow that would either make all rebeldom vibrate to the center, or be ourselves at the mercy of the merciless.
From Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure by Pittenger, William
I had three days in which to prepare for my debut into rebeldom, and I commenced at once to remodel, transform and metamorphose for the occasion.
From Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields by Edmonds, S. Emma E.
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