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Fenian meaning

  1. Of or relating to roving bands of hunter-warriors in ancient Ireland, especially the band led by the hero Fionn mac Cumhaill in Irish mythology; (generally) of or relating to the people of ancient Ireland.
  2. Of or relating to organizations opposing British rule in Ireland, especially the Fenian Brotherhood and Irish Republican Brotherhood which were active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  3. Of or relating to a Roman Catholic, chiefly one of Irish descent or ethnicity.

Using Fenian

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to roving bands of hunter-warriors in ancient Ireland, especially the band led by the hero Fionn mac Cumhaill in Irish mythology; (generally) of or relating to the people of ancient Ireland. | Of or relating to organizations opposing British rule in Ireland, especially the Fenian Brotherhood and Irish Republican Brotherhood which were active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. | Of or relating to a Roman Catholic, chiefly one of Irish descent or ethnicity.
  • In the example corpus, fenian often appears in combinations such as: the fenian, fenian cycle, of fenian.

Context around Fenian

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

stole 1× old 1× extant 1× fierce 1×

Often after:

cycle 3× rising 1× background 1× literature 1× ram 1× efforts 1× guy 1× leader 1× texts 1×

Sentence patterns with Fenian

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

1867 the fenian rising was 1× a fierce fenian and anti 1× and some fenian literature common 1× cycle the fenian cycle is 1× fenian cycle like 1× irb stole fenian ram and 1× lack of fenian background and 1× many extant fenian texts from 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

fenian cycle like 1× his late trial 1× however both scotland 1× however by 1867 1× however due to 1× one result was 1×

Common sentence endings:

a spectacular demonstration 1× and anti semite 1× composed in scotland 1× from that country 1× have been shot 1× in november 1883 1×

Words around Fenian

Just before it in the word index:

feni 4 fengyi 2 fengtian 4 fenglian 3 fengi 2 fenghe 5

Just after it in the word index:

fenians 2 fenice 9 fenimore 13 feniscowles 4 fenit 2 fenix 79

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Fenian

  • In this selection, "fenian" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, stole, old, extant, cycle, rising and background stand out and add context to how "fenian" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1867 the fenian rising was and a fierce fenian and anti. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "fenian" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with fenian

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Pictured, "The Fenian Guy Fawkes" by John Tenniel (1867). (9 words)

Fenian cycle Like the Ulster Cycle, the Fenian Cycle is concerned with the deeds of Irish heroes. (17 words)

One result was toleration of Fenian efforts to use the U.S. as a base to attack Canada. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

His late trial, representations made by the American Consulate, his lack of Fenian background and political pressure all combined to save his life, though had he been tried a week earlier he would probably have been shot. (37 words)

However, due to funding disputes within the Irish Republican Brotherhood and disagreement over payments from the IRB to Holland, the IRB stole Fenian Ram and the Holland III prototype in November 1883. (32 words)

However, both Scotland and Ireland shared a common Gaelic culture during the period in which the poems are set, and some Fenian literature common in both countries was composed in Scotland. (31 words)

Example sentences (11)

Fenian cycle Like the Ulster Cycle, the Fenian Cycle is concerned with the deeds of Irish heroes.

However by 1867, the Fenian rising was crushed and dozens of their members sentenced to up 15 years in the British penal colony of Western Australia.

His late trial, representations made by the American Consulate, his lack of Fenian background and political pressure all combined to save his life, though had he been tried a week earlier he would probably have been shot.

However, both Scotland and Ireland shared a common Gaelic culture during the period in which the poems are set, and some Fenian literature common in both countries was composed in Scotland.

However, due to funding disputes within the Irish Republican Brotherhood and disagreement over payments from the IRB to Holland, the IRB stole Fenian Ram and the Holland III prototype in November 1883.

One result was toleration of Fenian efforts to use the U.S. as a base to attack Canada.

Pictured, "The Fenian Guy Fawkes" by John Tenniel (1867).

The death of the old Fenian leader Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa in New York in August 1915 was an opportunity to mount a spectacular demonstration.

The world of the Fenian Cycle is one in which professional warriors spend their time hunting, fighting, and engaging in adventures in the spirit world.

They differ from the other cycles in the strength of their links with the Irish-speaking community in Scotland and there are many extant Fenian texts from that country.

When Leopold Bloom enters the pub, he is berated by the Citizen, who is a fierce Fenian and anti-Semite.

Common combinations with fenian

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "fenian" in a sentence?
An example: "Fenian cycle Like the Ulster Cycle, the Fenian Cycle is concerned with the deeds of Irish heroes." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "fenian" from authentic English texts.
What does "fenian" mean?
Fenian means: Of or relating to roving bands of hunter-warriors in ancient Ireland, especially the band led by the hero Fionn mac Cumhaill in Irish mythology; (generally) of or relating to the people of ancient Ireland.
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