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JACOBINISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Jacobinism mean?
• JACOBINISM (noun)
The noun JACOBINISM has 1 sense:
1. the ideology of the most radical element of the French Revolution that instituted the Reign of Terror
Familiarity information: JACOBINISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The ideology of the most radical element of the French Revolution that instituted the Reign of Terror
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Jacobinism" is a kind of...):
radicalism (the political orientation of those who favor revolutionary change in government and society)
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