Jacobin
Definition of jacobin:
part of speech: noun
One of an order of monks; one of a revolutionary club in Paris; a violent radical; demagogue.
part of speech: noun
part of speech: noun
One of an order of monks, so named from their orig. establishment in the Rue St. Jacques ( St James's Street), Paris; one of a society of revolutionists in France, so called from their meeting in a Jacobin convent: a demagogue: a hooded pigeon.
Usage examples for jacobin:
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To persons in such circumstances, with great presumption, some talents, but no principles, the Revolution could not, with all its anarchy, confusion, and crime, but be a real blessing, as Chaptal called it in his first speech at the Jacobin Club.
"The Project Gutenberg Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte", Bourrienne, Constant, and Stewarton. -
The Jacobin victory at Paris depressed the Austrians as much as it elated the French leader.
"History of Modern Europe 1792-1878", C. A. Fyffe. -
" You talk of mending the constitution," said an Anti- jacobin to Dr. Jebb, when the latter was very ill, " mend your own:" and I have heard it seriously objected to a gentleman that he signed a petition for a Reform of Parliament while there needed a reformation amongst his servants, one of whom had assisted to burden the parish; just as if he had on that account less right to ask for a full and fair representation of the people!
"Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. Volume 3", Henry Hunt.