Fomorian

[ foh-mawr-ee-uh n ]

/ foʊˈmɔr i ən /

noun Irish Legend.

one of a race of pirates or sea demons who raided and pillaged Ireland but were finally defeated: sometimes associated with the hostile powers of nature.

Also Fo·mor

[foh-mawr] /ˈfoʊ mɔr/.

Example sentences from the Web for fomorian

Then they called him "a Fomorian, and no man," and perforce made their circle wider.

The Coming of Cuculain |Standish O'Grady
His father, Elatha, was a Fomorian sea-king or pirate, and he repaired to his court.

An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 |Mary Frances Cusack
They seemed a resplendent Fomorian phantom against the stars.

The Coming of Cuculain |Standish O'Grady
In the dim days of Fomorian and Firbolg, and for ages after, Erin was a land of forests, full of wild cattle and deer and wolves.

Ireland, Historic and Picturesque |Charles Johnston

Shapes of Death and Horror, Fomorian apparitions, guarded the entrance.

The Coming of Cuculain |Standish O'Grady

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Fomorian

noun Irish Legend.

Example sentences from the Web for fomorian