Jacobite

[ jak-uh-bahyt ]

/ ˈdʒæk əˌbaɪt /

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.

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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Example sentences from the Web for Jacobite

The sign had been taken down when the Jacobite army penetrated into England in the Rebellion of 1745.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 450|Various
Dublin does not appear to have grown much until after the wretched, and for Ireland terribly unfortunate, Jacobite wars were over.
Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland|T. O. Russell
Whilst the Jacobite forces lay encamped near Carlisle, certain differences of opinion arose in the Council.
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745|Mrs. Thomson
The Jacobite hopes which had been crushed by the indignation at Tourville's descent woke up to a fresh life.
History of the English People, Volume VII (of 8)|John Richard Green

The less wary patron who bespoke Windsor Forest had to suffer for his jacobite zeal.
The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1|Alexander Pope

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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单词	jacobite
释义	Jacobite [ jak-uh-bahyt ] / ˈdʒæk əˌbaɪt / 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. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Jacobite The sign had been taken down when the Jacobite army penetrated into England in the Rebellion of 1745. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 450\|Various Dublin does not appear to have grown much until after the wretched, and for Ireland terribly unfortunate, Jacobite wars were over. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland\|T. O. Russell Whilst the Jacobite forces lay encamped near Carlisle, certain differences of opinion arose in the Council. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745\|Mrs. Thomson The Jacobite hopes which had been crushed by the indignation at Tourville's descent woke up to a fresh life. History of the English People, Volume VII (of 8)\|John Richard Green The less wary patron who bespoke Windsor Forest had to suffer for his jacobite zeal. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1\|Alexander Pope 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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