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CONTUMACIOUSLY
rebelliously, contumaciously, defiantly
(adverb) in a rebellious manner; “he rejected her words rebelliously”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
contumaciously (comparative more contumaciously, superlative most contumaciously)
In a contumacious manner.
Source: Wiktionary
CONTUMACIOUS
Con`tu*ma"cious, a. Etym: [L. contumax, -acis. See Contumacy.]
1. Exhibiting contumacy; contemning authority; obstinate; perverse; stubborn; disobedient. There is another very, efficacious method for subding the most obstinate, contumacious sinner. Hammond.
2. (Law)
Definition: Willfully disobedient to the summous or prders of a court. Blackstone.
Syn.
– Stubborn; obstinate; obdurate; disobedient; perverse; unyielding; headstrong.
– Con`tu*ma"cious*ly, adv.
– Con`tu*ma"cious*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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