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druid

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dru·id also Dru·id  (drd)
n.
A member of an order of priests in ancient Gaul and Britain who appear in Welsh and Irish legend as prophets and sorcerers.
[From Latin druids, druids, of Celtic origin; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]
dru·idic (dr-dk), dru·idi·cal (--kl) adj.
dru·idi·cal·ly adv.
druid·ism n.
druid [ˈdruːɪd]
n (sometimes capital)
1. (Historical Terms) a member of an ancient order of priests in Gaul, Britain, and Ireland in the pre-Christian era
2. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) a member of any of several modern movements attempting to revive druidism
[from Latin druides, of Gaulish origin; compare Old Irish druid wizards]
druidess  [ˈdruːɪdɪs] fem n
druidic , druidical adj
druidism  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.druidDruid - a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland
non-Christian priest, priest - a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion
Translations
druid [ˈdruːɪd] N → druida m
Druid druid [ˈdruːɪd] n → druide mf
druid
n → Druide m


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Some of these--guesses, let us call them--seem to show that there was some sort of structure there when the Romans came, therefore it must have been a place of importance in Druid times--if indeed that was the beginning.
The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context
Then Cathbad the Druid, who was also at the feast, became exceeding sad.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
The Marchioness of Steyne was of the renowned and ancient family of the Caerlyons, Marquises of Camelot, who have preserved the old faith ever since the conversion of the venerable Druid, their first ancestor, and whose pedigree goes far beyond the date of the arrival of King Brute in these islands.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
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