pertaining to a revolution; radically new or different, innovative
one who attempts to overthrow a government or authority, one who takes part in a revolution
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Revolutionary Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Revolutionary Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
A revolutionist.
A revolutionist.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution; as, revolutionary war; revolutionary measures; revolutionary agitators.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutOf or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution; as, revolutionary war; revolutionary measures; revolutionary agitators.
revolutionary
\rev`o*lu"tion*a*ry\, n. a revolutionist. [r.] dumfries was a tory town, and could not tolerate a revolutionary. wilson.
revolutionary
\rev`o*lu"tion*a*ry\ (?), a. [cf. f. révolutionnaire.] of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution; as, revolutionary war; revolutionary measures; revolutionary agitators.
revolutionary
adj
1. markedly new or introducing radical change; "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views" [syn: radical]
2. relating to or having the nature of a revolution; "revolutionary wars"; "the revolutionary era"
3. advocating or engaged in revolution; "revolutionary pamphlets"; "a revolutionary junta" [ant: counterrevolutionary] n : a radical supporter of political or social revolution [syn: revolutionist, subversive, subverter]
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Noun
1. a radical supporter of political or social revolution
(synonym) revolutionist, subversive, subverter
(hypernym) radical
(hyponym) counterrevolutionist, counter-revolutionist, counterrevolutionary
Adjective
1. markedly new or introducing radical change; "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views"
(synonym) radical
(similar) new
2. relating to or having the nature of a revolution; "revolutionary wars"; "the Revolutionary era"
(pertainym) revolution
3. advocating or engaged in revolution; "revolutionary pamphlets"; "a revolutionary junta"
(antonym) counterrevolutionary
Revolutionary Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A revolutionary is a person who either actively participates in, or advocates revolution. Also, when used as an adjective, the term revolutionary refers to something that has a major, sudden impact on society or on some aspect of human endeavor.
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