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Jacobin
Jacobin
n.
A
Dominican
friar
;
so
named
because
,
before
the
French
Revolution
,
that
order
had
a
convent
in
the
Rue
St.
Jacques
,
Paris
.
Jacobin
n.
One
of a
society
of
violent
agitators
in
France
,
during
the
revolution
of
1789
,
who
held
secret
meetings
in
the
Jacobin
convent
in
the
Rue
St.
Jacques
,
Paris
,
and
concerted
measures
to
control
the
proceedings
of
the
National
Assembly
.
Hence
: A
plotter
against
an
existing
government
; a
turbulent
demagogue
.
Jacobin
n.
A
fancy
pigeon
, in
which
the
feathers
of
the
neck
form
a
hood
,
whence
the
name
.
The
wings
and
tail
are
long
,
and
the
beak
moderately
short
.
Jacobin
a.
Same
as
Jacobinic
.
Jacobine
n.
A
Jacobin
.
Jacobinic
a.
Alt
. of
Jacobinical
Jacobinical
a.
Of or
pertaining
to
the
Jacobins
of
France
;
revolutionary
; of
the
nature
of, or
characterized
by,
Jacobinism
.
Jacobinism
n.
The
principles
of
the
Jacobins
;
violent
and
factious
opposition
to
legitimate
government
.
Jacobinize
v. t.
To
taint
with
, or
convert
to,
Jacobinism
.
Jacobinized
imp. & p. p.
of
Jacobinize
Jacobinizing
p. pr. & vb. n.
of
Jacobinize
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