Jacobite
Not to be confused with Jacobin.
Jacobite may refer to:
- Israelites, as descendants of Jacob a.k.a. Israel.
- In ancient days, the term was used for the followers of faith propounded by a 6th-century Bishop Jacob Baradaeus.
- In modern days, the following churches are called Jacobite Churches:
- Jacobite, a follower of Jacobitism, the political movement dedicated to the return of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland.
- Jacobite risings, a series of uprisings, rebellions, and wars in the British Isles occurring between 1688 and 1746
- Jacobite (dissenter), follower of Reverend Henry Jacob (1563–1624)
- One of the tribes in the Book of Mormon
- Jacobites (band), a British band featuring Nikki Sudden, Dave Kusworth and Epic Soundtracks
- The Jacobite (steam train), a train in Scotland
See also
- Jacob (disambiguation)
- Jacobin (disambiguation)
- Jacobean (disambiguation)
- Jacobian matrix and determinant, in vector calculus
- Jacobus
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