What is the Latin word for rebellion?

The usual Latin words for “rebellion” are sēditiō, moveō, concitātiō; also tumultus, rebelliō, rebellis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“rebellion” in Latin

sēditiōinsurrection, dissension, mutiny, sedition, rebellion, outbreak, uprising, riot; discord, strife, quarrel, turmoil, diss moveōto move, stir, set in motion; to disturb, shake, remove; to arouse, excite, promote, produce concitātiōhastening; stimulation; impetuosity tumultusan uproar; bustle, violent commotion, disturbance, tumult; turmoil, panic; a storm, tempest, thunderclap; a sudden outbr rebelliōA renewal of war; rebellion, insurgency, revolt.; usurpation, overthrow rebellisThat makes war anew, waging war again; insurgent, rebellious.rebellātiōa renewal of hostilities; revolt, rebellion

The English word rebellion itself goes back to Latin bellō, through rebelliō.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

rebellion

Insurrection against a lawful authority, seditio: motus (disturbance in a state): concitatio (rebellious commotion; e.g., of the people against the Senate, plebis contra patres): tumultus (by this appellation was denoted any insurrection of the allies, the slaves, or the peasants against the Roman citizens): vis repentina (a sudden commotion or revolt): rebellio: rebellium: rebellatio (of a nation subdued against their conquerors; ☞ rebellium, Livy, not Cic.): A rebellion among the citizens, seditio domestica: to get up a rebellion, etc., seditionem, tumultum facere, concitare; seditionem commovere, concire: to increase the flames of rebellion, ignem et materiam seditioni subdere: to induce, to prompt to rebellion, sollicitare, concitare aliquem: to quell a rebellion, seditionem sedare, lenire; tranquillum facere, comprimere, exstinguere: a rebellion is breaking out, seditio oritur, concitatur, exardescit: a rebellion breaks out again, seditio recrudescit.: *denuo exardescit or (if it had been quite suppressed) de integro exoritur: the rebellion decreases, seditio languescit, conticescit.

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What is the Latin word for rebellion?: The usual Latin words for “rebellion” are sēditiō, moveō, concitātiō; also tumultus, rebelliō, rebellis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.