Definitions:

1. In modern context, describes any radical or exteme leftist plitical movement that seeks sweeping societal changes through revolution or strict governmental control. NOUN
   • The political movement embraced Jacobinism, advocating for sweeping reforms and a powerful central government.
2. Refers to the political ideology and principles associated with the Jacobins, a radical political group during the French Revolution. NOUN
   • The governement feared the rise of Jacobinism, as radical factions called for the overthrow of the monarchy.
3. The ideology of the most radical element of the French Revolution that instituted the Reign of Terror. NOUN
   • Jacobinism emerged as a dominant ideology during the French Revolution, advocating for the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of a republic.

Synonyms:

• extremism
• militancy
• populism
• radicalism
• revoulutionary democracy
• totalitarianism