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Jacobinical

Jacobinical

9.9
Relating to extreme political actions like the Jacobins in the French Revolution
  • adjective
  • /ˌdʒækəˈbɪnɪkəl/
  • Archaic
: jacobino
  • The radical reforms proposed were seen as a Jacobinical challenge to the established order.

Examples

  • They regarded the Enlightenment as a prelude to the Terror and held printing responsible for the spread of poisonous Jacobinical and atheistical doctrines.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The literary cult of (usually) English country life—a chosen village in a chosen vale—was circulated partly to counteract, again, the Jacobinical universality of grand theory.

    Academic text (1994)

  • He argued passionately for a Jacobinical approach to social justice during the debate.

  • The Jacobinical principles of equality and liberty inspired many activists during the revolution.

Synonyms

Jacobinic
vsJacobinical
9.9

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

focuses more on radical or revolutionary views and actions

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

Jacobinical positive

Morphology

Jacobinical = Jacobin (transparent) = Jacobin + ical

Formed from the noun 'Jacobin' with the productive adjective suffix '-ical', meaning 'relating to the Jacobins'; meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word Jacobinical comes from the Jacobins, a political club in the French Revolution that became known for extreme and sudden change. So Jacobinical means having 'radical' or 'revolutionary' views or actions.