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Jacobin

JAC'OBIN, n. [So named from the place of meeting, which was the monastery of the monks called Jacobines.]
The Jacobins, in France, during the late revolution, were a society of violent revolutionists, who held secret meetings in which measures were concerted to direct the proceedings of the National Assembly. Hence, a Jacobin is the member of a club, or other person, who opposes government in a secret and unlawful manner or by violent means; a turbulent demagogue.
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Affiliate Black-friar Dominican Jacobin Jacobinic Jacobinism Jacobinize Leader

 

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