jacobinic

C2+ Topic:Politics & International Affairs

US /ˌdʒækəˈbɪnɪk/ UK /ˌdʒækəˈbɪnɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
of or characteristic of radical revolutionary politics

His jacobinic zeal alarmed the moderate members of the assembly.

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Synonyms

1 adj · of or characteristic of... radical revolutionary extremist insurrectionary seditious

Opposites

conservative reactionary moderate

Word family

Derived forms jacobinically

Related forms jacobin jacobinicaljacobinism

Etymology

From 'Jacobin', the radical political club of the French Revolution that met in the former convent of the Jacobins (Dominican friars) in Paris, ultimately from Latin 'Jacobus' ('James').

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Topics

Politics & International Affairs Word Formation & Derivatives

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# jacobinic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌdʒækəˈbɪnɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌdʒækəˈbɪnɪk/

## Meanings
1. of or characteristic of radical revolutionary politics

## Examples
- His jacobinic zeal alarmed the moderate members of the assembly.

## Synonyms
- radical
- revolutionary
- extremist
- insurrectionary
- seditious

## Antonyms
- conservative
- reactionary
- moderate

## Derived Forms
- jacobinically

## Related Forms
- jacobin
- jacobinical
- jacobinism

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: Jacobus

## Etymology
From 'Jacobin', the radical political club of the French Revolution that met in the former convent of the Jacobins (Dominican friars) in Paris, ultimately from Latin 'Jacobus' ('James').

## AI Etymology
Jacobinic comes from 'Jacobin', the radical political club of the French Revolution that met in the former convent of the Jacobins (Dominican friars) in Paris, ultimately from Latin 'Jacobus' ('James'). The etymological trail includes Latin Jacobus. The same word family includes jacobinically, jacobin, jacobinical, jacobinism. Its current adjective use means "of or characteristic of radical revolutionary politics".

## Topics
- Politics & International Affairs
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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