Look up: jacobin

1. Jacobin
   [n] - a member of the radical movement that instituted the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution
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2. Jacobin
   Member of an extremist republican club of the French Revolution founded in Versailles 1789. Helped by Danton's speeches, they proclaimed the French republic, had the king executed, and overthrew the...
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3. Jacobin
   Jac'o·bin noun [ French See 2d Jack , Jacobite .] 1. (Eccl. Hist.) A Dominican friar; -- so named because, before the French Revolution, that order had a convent in the Rue St. Jacques, Paris. 2. One of a society of...
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4. Jacobin
   Jac'o·bin adjective Same as Jacobinic .
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5. jacobin
   1. A Dominican friar; so named because, before the French Revolution, that order had a convent in the Rue St. Jacques, Paris. ... 2. One of a society of violent agitators in France, during the revolution of 1789, who held secret meetings in the Jacobin convent in the Rue St. Jacques, Paris, and conc...
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6. Jacobin
   • (n.) A fancy pigeon, in which the feathers of the neck form a hood, -- whence the name. The wings and tail are long, and the beak moderately short. • (n.) One of a society of violent agitators in France, during the revolution of 1789, who held secret meetings in the Jacobin convent in th...
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7. Jacobin
   Member of an extremist republican club of the French Revolution founded in Versailles 1789. Helped by Danton's speeches, they proclaimed the French republic, had the king executed, and overthrew the moderate Girondins 1792–93. Through the Committee of Public Safety, they began the Reign of Terror, led by Robespierre. After his execution in...
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8. Jacobin
   (politics) :This page describes the political term "Jacobin." For discussion of the political organization of the French Revolution era, see Jacobin Club. Jacobinism is unrelated to Jacobitism or the English ʒakɔbɛ̃-->), in the context of the French Revolution, was...
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9. Jacobin
   (pigeon) The `Jacobin` is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of isbn=0853900132 -->--> Jacobins, along with other varieties of Domestic pigeon|domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the Rock Pigeon (Columba livia). The breed is known for its feathered hood over its head. References: See also :
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10. Jacobin
    (magazine) `Jacobin` is a quarterly magazine of culture and polemic based out of Washington, D.C. The publication began as an online magazine released in September of 2010-->, but expanded into a print journal later that year.--> Jacobin has been described by its editor as a radical pu...
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