Looking for the meaning of the word JACOBIN in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of JACOBIN with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Jacobin
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (in Jacobin (sense 2)): from Old French, from medieval Latin Jacobinus, from ecclesiastical Latin Jacobus ‘James’. The term was applied to the Dominicans in Old French on account of their church in Paris, St Jacques, near which they built their first convent; the latter eventually became the headquarters of the French revolutionary group
ˈdʒakəbɪn
a member of a democratic club established in Paris in 1789. The Jacobins were the most radical and ruthless of the political groups formed in the wake of the French Revolution, and in association with Robespierre they instituted the Terror of 1793–4.
Short Definition:member of French radical political group
a Dominican friar.
Short Definition:Dominican friar
a pigeon of a breed with reversed feathers on the back of its neck like a cowl.
Short Definition:type of pigeon
a mainly green Central and South American hummingbird, with blue feathers on the head.
Short Definition:type of hummingbird
In Word Games
Scramble Word Scores
Words with Friends
✅ Available
Score: 23
SOWPODS
✅ Available
Score: 18
OTCWL
✅ Available
Score: 18
