Jacobite

[ jak-uh-bahyt ]

/ ˈdʒæk əˌbaɪt /

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noun

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.

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Origin of Jacobite

1400–50; (in def. 2) late Middle English (<Middle French ) <Medieval Latin Jacōbīta, after Jacobus Baradaeus, bishop of Edessa (died 578); (in def. 1) cf. James; see -ite¹

OTHER WORDS FROM Jacobite

Jac·o·bit·ic

[jak-uh-bit-ik], /ˌdʒæk əˈbɪt ɪk/, Jac·o·bit·i·cal, adjectiveJac·o·bit·ism, noun

Words nearby Jacobite

Jacobian, Jacobin, Jacobina, Jacobinize, Jacobins, Jacobite, Jacobite glass, Jacobite Rebellion, Jacobs, Jacobsen, Jacob sheep

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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. Overton
Although 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. Overton
But 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. Overton
The 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 Sharman

And now a shopkeeper has filled his window with royal Stuart tartans, and I am instantly a Jacobite.
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland|Kate Douglas Wiggin

British Dictionary definitions for Jacobite

Jacobite

/ (ˈdʒækəˌbaɪt) /

noun

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

Derived forms of Jacobite

Jacobitic (ˌdʒækəˈbɪtɪk), adjectiveJacobitism, noun

Word Origin for Jacobite

C17: from Late Latin Jacōbus James + -ite 1

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