Word Type

Noun

The word "contumacy" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

contumacious contumaciously contumaciousness

Context

christianity law

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

disobedience insubordination noncompliance rebelliousness

Type Of (IsA)

disobedience insubordination

Related Terms

Contumacy in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) contumely

Related Terms

authority contumely disobedience resistance

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