KJV Dictionary Definition: revolt

revolt

REVOLT', v.i. L. revolvo; re and volvo, to turn. Eng. wallow.

1. To fall off or turn from one to another.

2. To renounce allegiance and subjection to one's prince or state; to reject the authority of a sovereign; as a province or a number of people. It is not applied to individuals.

The Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah.

2Chron. 21.

3. To change. Not in use.

4. In Scripture, to disclaim allegiance and subjection to God; to reject the government of the King of kings. Is. 31.

REVOLT', v.t.

1. To turn; to put to flight; to overturn.

2. To shock; to do violence to; to cause to shrink or turn away with abhorrence; as, to revolt the mind or the feelings.

Their honest pride of their purer religion had revolted the Babylonians.

REVOLT', n.

1. Desertion; change of sides; more correctly, a renunciation of allegiance and subjection to one's prince or government; as the revolt of a province of the Roman empire.

2. Gross departure from duty.

3. In Scripture, a rejection of divine government; departure from God; disobedience. Is. 59.

4. A revolter. Not in use.

revolted

REVOLT'ED, pp.

1. Having swerved from allegiance or duty.

2. Shocked; grossly offended.

revolter

REVOLT'ER, n.

1. One who changes sides; a deserter.

2. One who renounces allegiance and subjection to his prince or state.

3. In Scripture, one who renounces the authority and laws of God. Jer. 6. Hos. 9.

revolting

REVOLT'ING, ppr.

1. Changing sides; deserting.

2. Disclaiming allegiance and subjection to a prince or state.

3. Rejecting the authority of God.

4. a. Doing violence, as to the feelings; exciting abhorrence.