Jacobite

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Jacobite may refer to:

• 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 Church:
  • Syriac Orthodox Church
    • Jacobite Syrian Christian Church
    • Indian (Malankara) Orthodox Church
    • Malabar Independent Syrian Church
• In wider sense, the term includes all following Oriental Orthodoxy
• Syrian Jacobites
• 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 rising, 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, a British band featuring Nikki Sudden, Dave Kusworth and Epic Soundtracks

[edit] See also

• Jacob (disambiguation)
• Jacobin (disambiguation)
• Jacobean (disambiguation)
• Jacobian matrix and determinant, in vector calculus
• Jacobus

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