Editing Revolution (section)

== Etymology ==
The [[French language|French]] noun ''revolucion'' traces back to the 13th century, and the [[English language|English]] equivalent "revolution" to the late 14th century. The word was limited then to mean the revolving motion of celestial bodies. "Revolution" in the sense of abrupt change in a [[social order]] was first recorded in the mid-15th century.<ref>[[Oxford English Dictionary|OED]] vol Q-R p. 617 1979 Sense III states a usage, "Alteration, change, mutation", from 1400 but lists it as "rare". "c. 1450, Lydg 1196 ''Secrees'' of Elementys the Revoluciuons, Chaung of tymes and Complexiouns". The etymology shows the political meaning of "revolution" had been established by the early 15th century but did not come into common use until the 17th century.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=revolution |title=Revolution |website=Online Etymology Dictionary}}</ref> By 1688, the political meaning of the word was familiar enough that the replacement of [[James II of England|James II]] with [[William III of Orange|William III]] was termed the "[[Glorious Revolution]]".<ref>{{cite web|first=Richard |last=Pipes |url=http://chagala.com/russia/pipes.htm |title=A Concise History of the Russian Revolution |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511130014/http://chagala.com/russia/pipes.htm |archive-date=11 May 2011}}</ref>