sublevation
sublevation noun: the act of raising on high; elevation.
Noun
sublevation (countable and uncountable, plural sublevations)
- The act of raising on high; elevation.
- The greateſt diſcoveries men have of God's light and truth, are from the midſt of Lightnings and Thunders, Afflictions Storms end in a calm of merciful ſublevation; […]1663, Edward Waterhous[e], chapter IV, in Fortescutus Illustratus; or A Commentary on that Nervous Treatise De Laudibus Legum Angliæ, Written by Sir John Fortescue Knight, […], London: […] Tho[mas]...
- An insurrection, an uprising.
- So the Diſcontents and Inſurrections of the Nobles in England, though encouraged and ſupported by forreign Forces, yet failed of Succeſs againſt this nevv King and his Government, becauſe they vvere not follovved by any general Commotion or Sublevation of the People, vvhich left all ſafe and quiet...1695, William Temple, An Introduction to the History of England, London: […] Richard Simpson […], and Ralph Simpson […], →OCLC, page 211
Forms of sublevation
| plural | sublevations |
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Origin of sublevation
From Latin sublevare (“to lift up”), from sub (“under”) + levare (“to lift, raise”). Compare Latin sublevatio (“an allevation”).
Questions about sublevation
- What does sublevation mean?
- Sublevation means the act of raising on high; elevation.
- What part of speech is sublevation?
- Sublevation is a noun.
- What is the plural of sublevation?
- The plural of sublevation is sublevations.
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