24 November 2015
Jacobin
[jak-uh-bin]
noun
1. (in the French Revolution) a member of a radical society or club of revolutionaries that promoted the Reign of Terror and other extreme measures, active chiefly from 1789 to 1794: so called from the Dominican convent in Paris, where they originally met.
2. an extreme radical, especially in politics.
3. a Dominican friar.
4. (lowercase) one of a fancy breed of domestic pigeons having neck feathers that hang over the head like a hood.
Origin of Jacobin
Middle English, Old French, Medieval Latin
1275-1325; Middle English Jacobin < Old French (frere) jacobin < Medieval Latin (frater) Jacōbinus. See Jacob, -in1
Related forms
Jacobinic, Jacobinical, adjective
Jacobinism, noun
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Examples from the Web for Jacobin
Contemporary Examples
On Park Avenue, beards are about as rare as readers of Jacobin.
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein Goes Hipster With Davos Beard
Daniel Gross
January 24, 2013
The Turkish history of imposed Jacobin Secularism ended up creating virtual segregation against observant Muslims.
Turkey’s Struggle for Checks and Balances
Husain Haqqani
January 2, 2014
There was a chance that he could have been arrested as well for his Jacobin tendencies.
Napoleon Was a Dynamite Dictator
J.P. O’Malley
November 6, 2014
The Jacobin leaders were beset on many sides by enemies, both open and covert. But in the end the most dangerous and unforgiving enemies they faced were themselves. In choosing terror, they chose a path that led to self-destruction.
Choosing Terror: Virtue, Friendship, and Authenticity in the French Revolution
Marisa Linton
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Today’s quote
Fascism is a caricature of Jacobinism.
– Leon Trotsky
On this day
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