Jacobin
Synonym of Dominican, a member of the Dominican Order, particularly its French chapter.
A member of the Jacobin Club, a radical political club prominent during the French Revolution.
A sympathizer or supposed sympathizer with the French political club or its aims of democracy and social equality.
A leftist radical in other contexts.
Synonym of Jacobite, a member of the Syriac Orthodox Church.
Alternative letter-case form of jacobin, various birds.
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