Definitions for Revolutionary
ˌrɛv əˈlu ʃəˌnɛr iRev·o·lu·tion·a·ry

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

1. revolutionist, revolutionary, subversive, subverteradjective

   a radical supporter of political or social revolution

2. revolutionary, radicaladjective

   markedly new or introducing radical change

   "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views"

3. rotatory, revolutionaryadjective

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

4. revolutionaryadjective

   relating to or having the nature of a revolution

   "revolutionary wars"; "the Revolutionary era"

5. revolutionaryadjective

   advocating or engaged in revolution

   "revolutionary pamphlets"; "a revolutionary junta"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. revolutionarynoun

   A revolutionist; a person who revolts.

   Etymology: confer révolutionnaire

2. revolutionaryadjective

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

   Etymology: confer révolutionnaire

3. revolutionaryadjective

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

   Etymology: confer révolutionnaire

4. revolutionaryadjective

   pertaining to something that revolves

   Etymology: confer révolutionnaire

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

1. Revolutionaryadjective

   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. Revolutionarynoun

   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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How to say Revolutionary in sign language?

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. Adrienne Rich:

   We might hypothetically possess ourselves of every technological resource on the North American continent, but as long as our language is inadequate, our vision remains formless, our thinking and feeling are still running in the old cycles, our process may be revolutionary but not transformative.

2. Siphiwe Sibeko/File PhotoPresident Cyril Ramaphosa:

   A giant of our revolutionary cultural movement and our democratic creative industries has been called to rest, the trombone that boomed with boldness and bravery, and equally warmed our hearts with mellow melody has lost its life force.

3. Rhom Ram:

   For me it's the combination of tokenization and the smart contract that I think is really revolutionary, if you get into other asset classes that are dependent on legal contracts, then typically they take a long time to settle. That's a massive inefficiency.

4. George Orwell:

   In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.

5. Mark Dubowitz:

   Any company that wants to do business in a key strategic sector of Iran's economy will have to do business with the Revolutionary Guards.

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