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