Jacobinism
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- noun
- /ˈdʒækəˌbɪnɪzəm/
- Although recent critical work has sought to establish the full extent of Iolo's influence on a number of major poets and thinkers associated with Jacobinism in the 1790s, there is no extant critical study of the relationship between Iolo and the period's most famous Tory novelist, Walter Scott.
Examples
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The Patriot attributes the saying to John Randolph—the same Randolph who called Jefferson's wards "defecated Jacobinism."
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And it's not that far a leap from there to tinfoil hattery and/or Jacobinism; we've certainly seen quite a bit of the latter directed at people like PZ.
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What then connected Indianism to Jacobinism?
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Her title sets up the Tocquevillian dichotomy: "Centralisme et federalisme culturels" or American cultural pluralism versus French cultural jacobinism.
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The disapprobation, however, was not entirely due to political contingencies, just as the condemnation of Cabarrus in the press involved more than her or Tallien's putative royalism or Jacobinism.
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Dowling contends in his study that The Port Folio attempted a final defense of classical republican values against "American Jacobinism," a conflict between its Federalist writers and the forces of Jeffersonian ideology that birthed an important tradition in American writing.
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The rise of Jacobinism marked a significant shift toward more extreme revolutionary tactics and policies.
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Historically, Jacobinism has been associated with the use of terror as a method to achieve political goals.
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Jacobinism influenced many political movements that sought radical change in society during the French Revolution.
Synonyms
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8.1
Belief in making large political or social changes, often by force
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Support for deep change in politics or society
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Etymology
Jacobinism comes from the name Jacobin, the members of a powerful club in the French Revolution who met in a building named for 'Saint James'. The Jacobins were very radical and used harsh measures to protect the revolution, so Jacobinism now means extreme revolutionary ideas or tactics, often with force.