Smyth

[ smahyth ]

noun

1. Dame Ethel Mary, 1858–1944, English writer, composer, and suffragist.
2. 1st Baron. Baden-Powell, Robert Stephenson Smyth.

Smyth

/ smaɪð /

noun

1. SmythEthel (Mary)18581944FBritishMUSIC: composerPOLITICS: suffragist Dame Ethel ( Mary ). 1858–1944, British composer, best known for her operas, such as The Wreckers (1906). She was imprisoned for supporting the suffragette movement

Example Sentences

The Archbishop of Canterbury is to remain in post until the new year following his resignation over his failure to report prolific child abuser John Smyth.

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Smyth, a barrister and senior member of a Christian charity, was accused of attacking dozens of boys, including those he met in the UK in the 1970s and 1980s.

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The report found that by 2013, the Church of England "knew, at the highest level" about Smyth's abuse, including Mr Welby who took up the Church's top job that year.

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Smyth was under police investigation when he died in South Africa in 2018.

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Church abuse survivors have also called for the resignations of other senior members of the church who failed to report Smyth to police.

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