Contumacy and Subserviency

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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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Subserviency is an antonym for contumacy.

Nearby Word: contumacious

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Contumacy is an antonym for subserviency.

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Subserviency and Contumacy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contumacy/subserviency

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