Jacobin

/'dʤækəbin/

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Definition

1. Noun:
   • A member of the Jacobin Club: A member of the most radical political club during the French Revolution, which advocated for a republic and played a key role in establishing the Reign of Terror.
   • A radical or extreme political reformer: By extension, a person holding or advocating for extreme revolutionary or radical political views, especially regarding democracy and egalitarianism.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Maximilien Robespierre was a prominent Jacobin during the French Revolution.
  • The historian described the faction as uncompromising Jacobins who believed in purging the republic of its enemies.
  • In modern political discourse, his critics labeled him a Jacobin for his demands for a complete overthrow of the system.

Advanced Usage

• "Jacobin sans-culotte": Refers to the alliance between the radical Jacobins and the working-class revolutionaries (sans-culottes) in Paris.

  • The uprising was fueled by the Jacobin sans-culotte alliance.

• "Jacobin terror": A term referencing the period of the Reign of Terror associated with Jacobin rule.

  • The period of Jacobin terror was marked by mass executions.

Variants and Related Words

• Jacobinism (n): The principles, policies, or practices of the Jacobins; radical revolutionary ideology.

  • His speeches were filled with the fervor of Jacobinism.

• Jacobinic (adj): Pertaining to the Jacobins or their principles.

  • The pamphlet was written in a Jacobinic style.

• Jacobean (adj): Note: This is a distinct word. Pertaining to the reign of James I of England (1603-1625), especially in architecture and literature. It is not a variant of "Jacobin" but is sometimes confused due to similar spelling.

Synonyms

• Radical: A person who advocates thorough or complete political or social reform.
• Revolutionary: A person who works for or engages in political revolution.
• Extremist: A person who holds extreme political or religious views.

Related Phrases / Idioms

• "To don the Jacobin cap": To adopt radical revolutionary principles (metaphorically, referring to the red Phrygian cap, a symbol of liberty worn by revolutionaries).

  • The new leader seemed ready to don the Jacobin cap and challenge the old order.

• "Jacobin fervor": Intense, often uncompromising, zeal for radical change.

  • He argued his case with a Jacobin fervor that alarmed the moderates.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a member of the radical movement that instituted the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution

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