contumaciousness

A doctrine of election from which universal grace is eliminated, necessarily leads to despair or to contumaciousness and carnal security.

The sight of what he was about, and of the tender way in which he was handling the child, drove all remembrance of his heresies and contumaciousness in the matter of psalmody out of her head.

Satiety comes of riches, and contumaciousness of satiety.—Solon.

Bid Alice Mount tell Master Ewring there’s like to be a writ out against him for heresy and contumaciousness toward the Church.

"The charge against you," explained the judge, "is contumaciousness in that you still insist on coveting a property which is claimed by royalty, under the divine right of queens."