Contumacy and Dutifulness

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Contumacy noun - Refusal to obey.

Usage example: a rogue archbishop who was excommunicated on grounds of contumacy

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Dutifulness is an antonym for contumacy.

Nearby Word: contumacious

Dutifulness noun - Piety by virtue of devotion to duty.

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Contumacy is an antonym for dutifulness.

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