Rebe'llion.n.s.[rebellion,Fr.rebellio,Lat. from rebel.]Insurrection against lawful authority.He was victorious in rebellions and seditions of people. Bac.Adam’s sin, or the curse upon it, did not deprive him of his rule, but left the creatures to a rebellion or reluctation. Bacon’sHoly War.Raz’d by rebellion from the books of life. Milton.