English Dictionary

Jacobin

/ˈdʒækəbɪn/

noun

(dated) A Dominican friar. / A member of a radical French political club founded (at an old Jacobin convent) in 1789 and one of the driving forces of the French Revolution.

The Jacobin preached a powerful sermon to the congregation.

意味（1）

(dated) A Dominican friar.

意味（2）

A member of a radical French political club founded (at an old Jacobin convent) in 1789 and one of the driving forces of the French Revolution.

The Jacobins acted as a left-of-centre parliamentary pressure group, spending much of their time in coordinating the following day's business in the Assembly.

意味（3）

(by extension) A political radical.

意味（4）

A breed of domestic pigeon (known for its feathered hood over its head).