in·sur·rec·tion 
(ĭn′sə-rĕkshən)
(ĭn′sə-rĕkshən)n.
The act or an instance of open revolt against civil authority or a constituted government.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin īnsurrēctiō, īnsurrēctiōn-, from Latin īnsurrēctus, past participle of īnsurgere, to rise up; see INSURGENT.]
in′sur·rection·al adj.
in′sur·rection·ar′y (-shə-nĕr′ē) adj. & n.
in′sur·rection·ism n.
in′sur·rection·ist n.