About The Word Jacobite
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Jacobite
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What's The Definition Of Jacobite?
[n] a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts
Synonyms | Synonyms for Jacobite: Related Terms | Find terms related to Jacobite: See Also | admirer | booster | champion | friend | protagonist | supporter Jacobite In Webster's Dictionary \Jac"o*bite\, n. [L. Jacobus James: cf. F. Jacobite.
See 2d {Jack}.]
1. (Eng. Hist.) A partisan or adherent of James the Second,
after his abdication, or of his descendants, an opposer of
the revolution in 1688 in favor of William and Mary.
--Macaulay.
2. (Eccl.) One of the sect of Syrian Monophysites. The sect
is named after Jacob Barad[ae]us, its leader in the sixth
century.
\Jac"o*bite\, a. Of or pertaining to the Jacobites. |
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