Dreyfus

[ drey-fuhs, drahy-; French drey-fys ]

noun
  1. 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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How to use Dreyfus in a sentence

  • Punch's espousal of the cause of Dreyfus became increasingly vehement and provocative.

  • Among 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. Cunningham
  • Socialism, also, found in the Dreyfus affair, a pretext for the solidification of its forces.

    The War Upon Religion | Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
  • In 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. Cunningham
  • Throughout that year the Dreyfus scandal continued to occupy public opinion in France to the exclusion of almost everything else.

British Dictionary definitions for Dreyfus

Dreyfus

/ (ˈdreɪfəs, French drɛfys) /


noun
  1. 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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