Dreyfus
Al·fred [al-frid; French al-fred], /ˈæl frɪd; French alˈfrɛd/, 1859–1935, French army officer of Jewish descent: convicted of treason 1894, 1899; acquitted 1906.
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Punch's espousal of the cause of Dreyfus became increasingly vehement and provocative.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV. | Charles L. GravesAmong the circumstances which contributed to the continuance of the anti-Christian spirit must be reckoned the Dreyfus affair.
The War Upon Religion | Rev. Francis A. CunninghamSocialism, also, found in the Dreyfus affair, a pretext for the solidification of its forces.
The War Upon Religion | Rev. Francis A. CunninghamIn 1880 he founded for this purpose a journal, "La Justice," and was a powerful advocate of aggression during the Dreyfus trial.
The War Upon Religion | Rev. Francis A. CunninghamThroughout that year the Dreyfus scandal continued to occupy public opinion in France to the exclusion of almost everything else.
British Dictionary definitions for Dreyfus
/ (ˈdreɪfəs, French drɛfys) /
Alfred (alfrɛd). 1859–1935, French army officer, a Jew whose false imprisonment for treason (1894) raised issues of anti-semitism and militarism that dominated French politics until his release (1906)
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