A Jacobite is a follower of someone named Jacob or James, from the Latin Jācōbus. Jacobite or Jacobitism may refer to:
Religion
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Arminianism, the theology of Jacobus Arminius
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Jacobites, followers of Saint Jacob Baradaeus (died 578). Churches in the Jacobite tradition and sometimes called Jacobite include:
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Syriac Orthodox Church, sometimes colloquially known as the Jacobite Church
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Malankara Jacobite Syrian Christian Church, autonomous branch of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Kerala, India
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Jacobite, follower of Henry Jacob (1563–1624), English clergyman
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Jacobites, Biblical name for descendants of Jacob
Stuart succession
Jacobite succession is the line through which the British
crown in pretence of the Stuart kingship has descended since 1688
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Followers of Jacobitism, the political movement to resurrect the Stuart line, 1688–1780s
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Jacobite consorts, those who were married to Jacobite pretenders since 1688
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Jacobite Peerage, peers and baronetcies granted by Jacobite claimants since 1688
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Neo-Jacobite Revival, political movement aimed at reviving Jacobite ambitions, 1886–1914
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Royal Stuart Society, organization related to furthering the Jacobite succession to the English throne, 1926–present
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Scottish Jacobite Party, political party which distanced itself from Jacobitism's monarchist origins, 2005–2011
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Jacobite Gold, 1745 shipment of Spanish gold to Scotland, rumoured to still be hidden at Loch Arkaig
Other
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The Jacobite (steam train), a train in Scotland
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The Jacobites were a minor tribe among the Nephites and Lamanites, outlined in the Book of Mormon.
Music
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"Ye Jacobites by Name", Scottish folk song originating in the Jacobite Risings
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Jacobite Relics, collection of songs related to the Jacobite risings, compiled by James Hogg in 1817
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Jacobites (band), English rock band formed in 1982
See also
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Jacob (disambiguation)
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Jacobin (disambiguation)
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Jacobian (disambiguation)
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Jacobean (disambiguation)
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Jacobus (disambiguation)
