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jacobitism

Noun

Meaning

The principles of the Jacobites.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Examples

Another factor in Highland Jacobitism was James VII's sympathetic treatment of the Highland clans. Source: Internet

Bury, pg 249 Meanwhile, Syria and Mesopotamia were divided between Nestorianism and Jacobitism, while the religion of Armenia was wholly Cyrilline Non-Chalcedonian. Source: Internet

Jacobitism lingered on for another century in the ideology of nationalist secret societies, but did not play an overt role again in Ireland. Source: Internet

The strongholds of Jacobitism were parts of the Scottish Highlands and the lowland north-east of Scotland, Ireland, and parts of Northern England (mostly within the counties of Northumberland and Lancashire ). Source: Internet

Cumberland 's forces crushed the rebellion and effectively ended Jacobitism as a serious political force in Britain but at the cost of abandoning the field in Flanders to France. Source: Internet

In popular culture Jacobitism has been a popular subject for speculative and humorous fiction. Source: Internet

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