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One Rebel made an eloquent case for Rebeldom:
The bloody field of Shiloh had proved disastrous; and now, even Corinth, the boasted Gibraltar of rebeldom, fortified by the “best engineer on the continent,” and defended by the whole army of the southwest, had been evacuated.
I went immediately to headquarters, and reported myself as having just returned from rebeldom; gave a brief relation of my experience, and delivered the documents which I had brought from rebel headquarters.
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.
I took the cars the next day and went to Lebanon—dressed in one of the rebel prisoner’s clothes—and thus disguised, made another trip to rebeldom.
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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.
Where does rebeldom come from?
The first records of rebeldom come from around the 1850s. The word rebel is recorded earlier, in the 1300s, and is derived from the Latin bell(um), which means “war” and is also the root of war-related words like antebellum, belligerent, and bellicose. The suffix -dom is typically used to indicate a domain (as in kingdom) or as a collective way of referring to people (as in officialdom).
The word rebeldom came into usage around the time of the American Civil War, when members of the Confederacy, who attempted to secede from the Union, were called Rebels. The word rebeldom was used to refer to them collectively, the territory they held, or the status of being such a rebel.
Perhaps because the Confederacy was defeated, the word rebeldom has not gained much use since then. Today, you’re perhaps most likely to encounter it being used as a synonym for rebelliousness or the state of being a rebel in the sense of someone who breaks the rules to shake things up.
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What are some other forms of rebeldom?
- rebel (noun, verb)
What are some synonyms for rebeldom?
What are some words that share a root or word element with rebeldom?
What are some words that often get used in discussing rebeldom?
How is rebeldom used in real life?
Rebeldom is not commonly used. In modern usage, it’s often used to refer to behavior by someone considered a rebel.
3/3 and striking terror into the heart of rebeldom, brought off near 800 slaves and thousands of dollars worth of property, without losing a man or receiving a scratch. It was a glorious consummation. – The Commonwealth, July 10, 1863
— Dorothy Berry (@dorothyjberry) June 2, 2020
I've worked with rebels with every kind of Myers-Briggs preference. Rebeldom is about being driven by values to challenge the status-quo
— Helen Bevan (@helenbevan) April 21, 2017
can a rebel combine forces with tons of other rebels without conforming to rebeldom? @Chris_Eh_Young @lizstrauss @boydjane @mckra1g
— Marjorie Clayman (@MargieClayman) September 17, 2012
Try using rebeldom!
Is rebeldom used correctly in the following sentence?
We will not stand for this rebeldom, this utter disregard for the rules!
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