jacobin

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Synonyms: jacobian, jacobi

Antonyms: jacobian, jacobi

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|Christianity|dated}} {{synonym of|en|Dominican}}, a [[member]] of the {{w|Dominican Order}}, [[particularly]] its [[French]] [[chapter]].
2. {{lb|en|historical}} A [[member]] of the {{w|Jacobin Club}}, a [[radical]] [[political]] [[club]] [[prominent]] during the [[French Revolution]].
3. {{lb|en|historical|by extension}} A [[sympathizer]] or [[supposed]] [[sympathizer]] with the [[French]] [[political]] [[club]] or its [[aim]]s of [[democracy]] and [[social]] [[equality]].
4. {{lb|en|by extension}} A [[leftist]] [[radical]] in [[other]] [[context]]s. {{defdate|c. 1800}}
5. {{lb|en|Christianity|archaic}} {{synonym of|en|Jacobite}}, a [[member]] of the [[Syriac Orthodox Church]].
6. {{alternative case form of|en|jacobin}}, [[various]] [[bird]]s.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|historical}} Of or [[related]] to the {{w|Jacobin Club}} in [[France]].
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} Of or [[related]] to the [[radical]] [[left]] in [[other]] [[context]]s.
3. {{lb|en|Christianity|dated}} {{synonym of|en|Dominican}}, of or [[related]] to the {{w|Dominican Order}}, [[particularly]] its [[French]] [[chapter]].
4. {{lb|en|Christianity|archaic}} {{synonym of|en|Jacobite}}, of or [[related]] to the [[Syriac Orthodox Church]].

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