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noun
A supporter of the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland in the late 17th century.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A member of the Syriac Orthodox Church, or historically any miaphysite or monophysite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Topics: Christianity
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noun
A follower of Henry Jacob, a 16th–17th-century Puritan theologian; an early Congregationalist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: Christianity
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noun
a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend
History
From Latin Jācōbus (“James”) + -ite, equivalent to Jacob + -ite.
Across languages
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