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Jacobinism

UK/ˈd͡ʒæk.ə.bɪ.nɪ.zəm/

Jacobinism noun: the principles of the Jacobins; especially the violent opposition to legitimate government.

Noun

Jacobinism (countable and uncountable, plural Jacobinisms)

  1. (France, historical) The principles of the Jacobins; especially the violent opposition to legitimate government.
    • Under this new stimulus, Burns’s previous Jacobitism passed towards the opposite, but not very distant, extreme of Jacobinism.1879, John Campbell Shairp, chapter 6, in Robert Burns, London: Macmillan, page 143

Forms of Jacobinism

pluralJacobinisms

Origin of Jacobinism

From Jacobin + -ism, compare French jacobinisme.

Questions about Jacobinism

What does Jacobinism mean?
Jacobinism means the principles of the Jacobins; especially the violent opposition to legitimate government.
What part of speech is Jacobinism?
Jacobinism is a noun.
How do you pronounce Jacobinism?
Jacobinism is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒæk.ə.bɪ.nɪ.zəm/ (UK).
What is the plural of Jacobinism?
The plural of Jacobinism is Jacobinisms.

Words near Jacobinism in the dictionary

  1. Jacobinically
  2. jacobinise
  3. jacobinised
  4. jacobinises
  5. jacobinising
  6. Jacobinism
  7. Jacobinisms
  8. Jacobinization
  9. jacobinize
  10. jacobinized
  11. jacobinizes

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