Jacobinism

noun

Jaco·​bin·​ism

plural -s

: the principles and practice of the Jacobins:

a

: the egalitarianism and terrorism of the Jacobins of the French Revolution of 1789

b

: any violent or revolutionary political extremism

Jacobinism … means in practice government by a rabble

—G. H. Sabine

Word History

Etymology

French jacobinisme, from jacobin + -isme -ism

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Rhymes for Jacobinism

• activism
• ageism
• albinism
• altruism
• aneurism
• animism
• aphorism
• atomism
• barbarism
• bolshevism
• botulism
• brahmanism