jacobin
Jacobin (noun) means Synonym of Dominican, a member of the Dominican Order, particularly its French chapter.
Etymology
From Middle English Jacobin, from Old French jacobin, from Latin Jācōbīnus, from Latin Jācōbus (“James, Jacob, etc.”) + -īnus (“-ine: forming adjectives”), from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Ya'akóv), q.v. In reference to the Dominican Order, from the proximity of their 1218 chapel and chapter house in Paris to the city's Porte Saint-Jacques, whose road formed an extension of the Way of St. James running to Santiago de Compostela, Spain. In reference to the Jacobin Club, from its 1789 founding at the former Dominican convent. In reference to the Syrian church, from Jacob bar Addai, bishop of Edessa during the mid-6th century.
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What is the meaning of jacobin?
"jacobin" (noun) means synonym of Dominican, a member of the Dominican Order, particularly its French chapter.
What are the different meanings of jacobin?
"jacobin" has 3 main meanings: 1. Synonym of Dominican, a member of the Dominican Order, particularly its French chapter; 2. A member of the Jacobin Club, a radical political club prominent during the French Revolution; 3. A sympathizer or supposed sympathizer with the French political club or its aims of democracy and social equality.