Definitions for Revolutionary
ˌrɛv əˈlu ʃəˌnɛr iRevo·lu·tion·ary

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. revolutionist, revolutionary, subversive, subverter(adj)

   a radical supporter of political or social revolution

2. revolutionary, radical(adj)

   markedly new or introducing radical change

   "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views"

3. rotatory, revolutionary(adj)

   of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn

4. revolutionary(adj)

   relating to or having the nature of a revolution

   "revolutionary wars"; "the Revolutionary era"

5. revolutionary(adj)

   advocating or engaged in revolution

   "revolutionary pamphlets"; "a revolutionary junta"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. revolutionary(Noun)

   A revolutionist; a person who revolts.

   Etymology: confer révolutionnaire

2. revolutionary(Adjective)

   Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution; as, revolutionary war; revolutionary measures; revolutionary agitators.

   Etymology: confer révolutionnaire

3. revolutionary(Adjective)

   pertaining to something that portends of great change; overthrowing a standing mindset

   Etymology: confer révolutionnaire

4. revolutionary(Adjective)

   pertaining to something that revolves

   Etymology: confer révolutionnaire

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Revolutionary(adj)

   of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution; as, revolutionary war; revolutionary measures; revolutionary agitators

   Etymology: [Cf. F. rvolutionnaire.]

2. Revolutionary(noun)

   a revolutionist

   Etymology: [Cf. F. rvolutionnaire.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Revolutionary

   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.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. revolutionary

   Tending or pertaining to a revolution in government; as, a revolutionary war.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Revolutionary' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3856

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Revolutionary' in Adjectives Frequency: #517

How to pronounce Revolutionary?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Revolutionary in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Revolutionary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Revolutionary in a Sentence

1. Gerardo Hernandez:

   Our first thought is gratitude and loyalty to all those throughout history who with their sacrifice have made it possible for us to live in a socialist, revolutionary and victorious Cuba.

2. Fred Edwords:

   We are not trying to be revolutionary here.

3. Albert Einstein:

   There are two ways of resisting war: the legal way and the revolutionary way. The legal way involves the offer of alternatinve service not as a privilege for a few but as a right for all. The revolutionary view involves an uncompromising resistance, with a view to breaking the power of militarism in time of peace or the resources of the state in time of war.

4. Scientist Jim Green:

   It will be revolutionary, it will start a whole new line of thinking. I don't think we're prepared for the results. We're not.

5. Behnam Ben Taleblu:

   Relieving sanctions on entities active in funding Irans revolutionary foreign policy, especially under the auspices of trying to claw back a fatally flawed deal that added to Tehrans coffers, would be the definition of a self-imposed strategic setback.

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