Berrigan

[ ber-i-guhn ]

noun

1. Daniel, 1921–2016, U.S. Jesuit priest, peace activist, and poet.
2. Philip, 1923–2002, U.S. peace activist and former Catholic priest.

berrigan

/ ˈbɛrɪɡən /

noun

1. an Australian tree, Pittosporum phylliraeoides , with hanging branches

Example Sentences

At a brief hearing Wednesday, Acree’s attorney, Edward Berrigan of the Missouri State Public Defender’s office, asked for a continuance so that the public defenders who handle death penalty cases could be reassigned, the Kansas City Star reported.

From Seattle Times

"This is a tragic and complex investigation, and investigative teams remain on Berrigan Drive," the police said in a statement.

From BBC

Ms. Mayer grew up in Brooklyn, forged her career in the lofts of present-day SoHo and is often associated with the so-called second-generation New York School of poets, including the likes of Ted Berrigan, Alice Notley and Bill Berkson.

From New York Times

It’s there in the frozen smile of Ada, his favorite subject; in the bafflement of Ted Berrigan; in the hurt and suspicion in the eyes of the boys Vincent and Tony; and in the unexplained discomfit of Rudy Burckhardt on an otherwise golden late afternoon in August.

From Washington Post

For Mr. Graber, it launched a career that would bring him into many venues in cases over civil and constitutional rights, including defending the Rev. Daniel Berrigan, an antiwar activist, as well as former Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg for various protests in and around Washington.

From Washington Post