Jacobinic

9.9

Relating to a radical political group from the French Revolution and their ideas

adjective
/ˌdʒeɪkəˈbɪnɪk/

: jacobino

The committee was accused of pursuing Jacobinic policies reminiscent of the French Revolution.

Examples

Historians debated the legacy of Jacobinic influence on modern revolutionary movements.
The Jacobinic policies greatly influenced the course of the Revolution.
His speech was filled with Jacobinic fervor and calls for radical change.
Many historians study the Jacobinic movement in detail.
His speech was filled with Jacobinic fervor and calls for radical change.
The committee was accused of pursuing Jacobinic policies reminiscent of the French Revolution.
Historians debated the legacy of Jacobinic influence on modern revolutionary movements.

Synonyms

Jacobinical

vsJacobinic

Archaic

9.9

Relating to extreme political actions like the Jacobins in the French Revolution

refers more generally to the group's policies or guiding principles

Antonyms

conservative

∞ 4.6

Does not want big changes and likes traditional values

moderate

114 4.6

A person with political views that are not extreme

Surface Forms

Jacobinic positive

Morphology

Jacobinic = Jacobin (transparent) = Jacobin + ic

Formed by adding the standard adjectival suffix '-ic' to 'Jacobin', yielding 'relating to the Jacobins', a directly derivable meaning.

Etymology

Jacobinic comes from Jacobin, the name of a radical group in the French Revolution, and that name comes from Jacques, the French form of 'James' or 'Jacob', because the group met near a place named for Jacques. So, Jacobinic means 'like the Jacobins' and describes extreme or very political ideas and actions.