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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Then the American revolt, growing out of Smith O'Brien's logic and physical force, gave birth to Fenianism.
From The Landleaguers by Anthony Trollope
This independence in James Rooney was not altogether the result of his Fenianism.
From An Isle in the Water by Katharine Tynan
Smith O'Brien achieved little beyond his own exile;—but his words, acting upon his followers, produced Fenianism.
From The Landleaguers by Anthony Trollope
I did not see the destruction at the Tower, but I went straight across from my office to the House of Commons, and saw a curious object-lesson in scientific Fenianism.
From Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography by George William Erskine Russell
Cullen, therefore, while an ardent patriot, was consistently an opponent of Fenianism.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
