What does "jacobite" mean?
A supporter of the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland in the late 17th century.
Jacobite
/ˈd͡ʒækəbaɪt/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A supporter of the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland in the late 17th century.
- Grammar: jacobite is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: jacobite aesthetics, restorationist, stuart era aesthetics, stuart era style.
- Useful contrasts: williamite policies, Hanoverian, Whig.
- Usage evidence: Ask your own conscience, Sir William, what has prompted you to become a renegade to your political party and opinions, and led you, for what I know, to be on the point of marrying your only daughter to a beggarly Jacobite bankrupt, the inveterate enemy of your family to the boot.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A supporter of the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland in the late 17th century. historical
"Among the Jacobites the dismay was great"
- 2 a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts wordnet
- 3 A member of the Syriac Orthodox Church, or historically any miaphysite or monophysite. dated
- 4 A follower of Henry Jacob, a 16th–17th-century Puritan theologian; an early Congregationalist. historical
"Dawson rightly points […] especially to the semi-separatist Henry Jacob (1563–1624), who in 1616 had founded in Southwark what is regarded as the first Congregational Church in England. These “Jacobites,” as they were called, organized around a group of ordained Anglicans who had fallen out with the established church because of its corruptions."
Synonyms
All synonyms jacobite aestheticsrestorationiststuart era aestheticsstuart era stylestuart loyaliststuart supporter
Antonyms
Example
"Ask your own conscience, Sir William, what has prompted you to become a renegade to your political party and opinions, and led you, for what I know, to be on the point of marrying your only daughter to a beggarly Jacobite bankrupt, the inveterate enemy of your family to the boot."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "jacobite"?
Common synonyms include: jacobite aesthetics, restorationist, stuart era aesthetics, stuart era style, stuart loyalist, stuart supporter.
How do you use "jacobite" in a sentence?
Ask your own conscience, Sir William, what has prompted you to become a renegade to your political party and opinions, and led you, for what I know, to be on the point of marrying your only daughter to a beggarly Jacobite bankrupt, the inveterate enemy of your family to the boot.
How do you pronounce "jacobite"?
Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒækəbaɪt/.
Etymology
From Latin Jācōbus (“James”) + -ite, equivalent to Jacob + -ite.