Jacobite
a partisan or adherent of James II of England after his overthrow (1688), or of the Stuarts.
a member of the Syrian Monophysitic church, which was founded in the 6th century a.d. and was governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
Origin of Jacobite
1Other words from Jacobite
- Jac·o·bit·ic [jak-uh-bit-ik], /ˌdʒæk əˈbɪt ɪk/, Jac·o·bit·i·cal, adjective
- Jac·o·bit·ism, noun
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How to use Jacobite in a sentence
It would not by any means have based its distinctive character upon mere Jacobite principles.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century | Charles J. Abbey and John H. OvertonAlthough he had submitted to the new Constitution, he was a thorough Jacobite in feeling.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century | Charles J. Abbey and John H. OvertonBut there was undoubtedly a large body of Jacobite clergymen who in various ways reconciled this to their conscience.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century | Charles J. Abbey and John H. OvertonThe fires of the Puritan faction had smouldered out; those of the Jacobite frenzy had hardly had time to rekindle.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanAnd now a shopkeeper has filled his window with royal Stuart tartans, and I am instantly a Jacobite.
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British Dictionary definitions for Jacobite
/ (ˈdʒækəˌbaɪt) /
British history an adherent of James II after his overthrow in 1688, or of his descendants in their attempts to regain the throne
a member of the Monophysite Church of Syria, which became a schismatic church in 451 ad
Origin of Jacobite
1Derived forms of Jacobite
- Jacobitic (ˌdʒækəˈbɪtɪk), adjective
- Jacobitism, noun
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