Fenian
noun
a member of an Irish revolutionary organization founded in New York in 1858, which worked for the establishment of an independent Irish republic.
Fenianism
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a word derived from
Fenian.
Example Sentences
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If Fenianism did nothing else, it kept alive the tradition and the spirit of freedom among Irishmen, and handed them on to the next generation.
From The Life Story of an Old Rebel by John Denvir
Stephens, the founder of Fenianism, had discovered him searching the second-hand bookstalls for rare editions, and enrolled him in his organization.
From The Trembling of the Veil by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats
Lord Mayo proposed to show how, notwithstanding Fenianism and local disaffection, the general prosperity of Ireland was steadily increasing.
From The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India by William Wilson Hunter
So also was Archdeacon, who, in addition, still showed his belief in physical force by his connection with Fenianism, for which he suffered imprisonment.
From The Life Story of an Old Rebel by John Denvir
Fenianism diverted it in the direction of separation.
From The New Irish Constitution by J. H. Morgan
