(n.) A member of a secret organization, consisting mainly of Irishment, having for its aim the overthrow of English rule in ireland.
(a.) Pertaining to Fenians or to Fenianism.
Example Sentences:
(1) Any comparison with Ireland rouses alarm in Scotland, so here come the disclaimers: Scotland was never a colony settled by foreign conquerors; England did not control Scotland by fire and slaughter; Scotland has no Fenian tradition of conspiracy in the cause of independence; and, best of all, Scotland has no political Ulster.
(2) "My great-grandmother was a Fenian in Dublin," he says, "and Grandfather Boyle moved to 135th Street in Harlem."
(3) One particularly triumphalist message doing the rounds across Belfast and beyond has a festive feel to it: "Sleigh bells ring, are you listening, the union flag has gone missing, the Huns smashed up the town as the crown rag came down, walking in a Fenian wonderland."
(4) In order to pursue his goal of home rule, Parnell had at first cultivated the support of the Fenians, seeking outright independence.
(5) I might have been, as a lot of home rulers had originally been, a Fenian, but by the 1870s, if one had been a Fenian, one would think them absolutely out of court, not relevant."
Tim
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) Tim Moore, senior economist at Markit, said: "Construction is no longer the weakest link in the UK economy.
(2) Tim Potter, managing director of support charity the Fragile X Society , adds that the challenges Tom faces in the film will give "hope and encouragement to many other families".
(3) Treasury secretary Tim Geithner called her an "exceptional talent" whose broad experience would "provide invaluable leadership for this indispensable institution at a critical time for the global economy".
(4) Tim Farron has pledged to fight the next general election on a platform of taking the UK back into Europe .
(5) Flying in Soyuz was “ real teamwork ” she said, adding: “Tim will have no trouble with that.” David Southwood , a senior researcher at Imperial College, and a member of the UK space agency steering board, has known Tim since he joined the European Space Agency in 2009.
(6) Howard was rebuked by the race discrimination commissioner, Tim Soutphommasane, within minutes of the interview being aired.
(7) Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, warned Barack Obama in public remarks this month that history had shown “sacrificing our right to privacy can have dire consequences”.
(8) Tim Casey, Arpaio's attorney, said the position of the Sheriff's Office "is that it has never used race and will never use race in its law-enforcement decisions."
(9) The Rev Tim Stephens, the Bishop of Leicester, said it was "most troubling that the government and opposition have together in their proceeding with this measure led to division, not only within the country where polls consistently show half the population against this change, but also between the political class and the vast majority of practicing religious people".
(10) His mother is Denise Welch, late of Corrie and Loose Women, and his father his Tim Healy, who was briefly famous 30 years ago for his role in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.
(11) Albion rarely threatened, though Tim Howard was alert to Shane Long's first-time shot, but had several chances to punish Everton on the counterattack late on.
(12) Tim Krul had already made a splendid save to keep out Agüero, and Dzeko had put another effort narrowly wide, before the early bombardment conjured up the opening goal.
(13) Green party leader Natalie Bennett came unstuck by trying to be honest | Letters: Sara Parkin, Brian Wilson and Tim Daniel Read more Having announced the idea of a universal £72-a-week income in January, the party has struggled to say how it would raise the billions of pounds needed to implement the policy and faced questions about whether it would harm the poorest people.
(14) Tim Hudson, a rotation stalwart for years, is now in San Francisco.
(15) I was told very politely by [Sony Radio Academy awards committee chairman] Tim Blackmore, a true gentleman, I did not resent it at all.
(16) Not for the first time Tim Sherwood had reason to be grateful to Emmanuel Adebayor.
(17) Unfortunately for Moyes and his charges, their original 4-4-1-1 became 4-4-1 when they were disadvantaged numerically and Saha became too isolated without Tim Cahill backing him up.
(18) Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Tim Lang , professor of food policy at London's City University, said there were deeper structural issues to global food market price rises that politicians were not taking seriously and which were hurting the poor disproportionately.
(19) Alfred was previously portrayed by Michael Caine in Christopher Nolan 's Dark Knight trilogy and the late Michael Gough in the earlier Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher movies.
(20) The right-back, Alan Hutton, was comfortably Villa’s most potent attacker, with a run and a shot midway through the first half that had Tim Howard worried for the first time, then a blistering break down the right that caught out Baines and led to a chance for Tom Cleverley that James McCarthy had to come across and intercept.