Associations to the word «Jacobinism»

Wiktionary

JACOBINISM, noun. The principles of the Jacobins; violent opposition to legitimate government.

Dictionary definition

JACOBINISM, noun. The ideology of the most radical element of the French Revolution that instituted the Reign of Terror.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley