fenian

English - Turkish

Definition of fenian in English Turkish dictionary

{i} İrlanda'nın bağımsızlığı örgütü taraftarı

(isim) İrlanda'nın bağımsızlığı örgütü taraftarı

ırlanda'nın bağımsızlığı örgütü taraftarı

English - English

Definition of fenian in English English dictionary

A supporter of Scottish association football club Celtic F.C

A Catholic, especially one of Irish ethnicity or descent

An Irish nationalist or republican

A member of the Fenian Brotherhood or the Irish Republican Brotherhood, Irish republican organizations active in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

{i} member of the Fenian movement (secret revolutionary society in Ireland and the U.S.)

Pertaining to Fenians or to Fenianism

A member of a secret organization, consisting mainly of Irishmen, having for its aim the overthrow of English rule in Ireland

Related Terms

Fenian Cycle

Irish mythology. A body of prose and verse focusing on the exploits of the mythological hero Fionn mac Cumhail and his warriors the Fianna Éireann

Fenian cycle

or Fionn cycle or Ossianic cycle Irish tales and ballads centring on the deeds of the legendary Finn MacCumhaill (MacCool) and his war band, the Fianna Éireann. An elite volunteer corps of warriors and huntsmen skilled in poetry, the Fianna flourished in the 3rd century. Fenian lore attained its greatest popularity 1200, when its outstanding story, "The Colloquy of the Old Men", was written down. The cycle remains a vital part of Irish folklore and contains many of the country's best-loved folktales

Fenian movement

Irish nationalist society active chiefly in Ireland, the U.S., and Britain, especially in the 1860s. The name derived from the Fianna Éireann, a legendary band of Irish warriors led by Finn MacCumhaill. Plans for a rising against British rule in Ireland miscarried, but in the U.S., Fenians staged abortive raids into British Canada and caused friction between the U.S. and British governments. The Irish wing was sometimes called the Irish Republican Brotherhood, and as such continued after Fenianism died out in the early 1870s. See also Sinn Féin

Hyphenation

Fe·ni·an

Turkish pronunciation

finiın

Synonyms

taig, tim

Pronunciation

/ˈfēnēən/ /ˈfiːniːən/

Etymology

() Blend of Old Irish feinne or fianna, (plural of fiann, "soldier") the name of a legendary band of Irish warriors + Old Irish Fene or Féni, legendary settlers of Ireland. First attested from 1816.