a member of an ancient order of priests in Gaul, Britain, and Ireland in the pre-Christian era
a member of any of several modern movements attempting to revive druidism
1555–65; < Latin druidae (plural) < Gaulish; replacing druide < French; compare Old Irish druí (nominative), druid (dative, accusative) wizard
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Ms Hynes won the award for the Druid Theatre production of DruidO'Casey - a trilogy of stories written by Irish dramatist Sean O'Casey.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2023
In October, the Public will partner with NYU Skirball to present three Seán O’Casey plays staged by Ireland’s Druid theater.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
All Chick-fil-A locations were inside mall food courts until 1986 when the first standalone location opened in North Druid Hills, Georgia.
From Washington Times ● May 18, 2023
The DeKalb County school board voted unanimously to renovate Druid Hills High School, news outlets reported.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2022
“Before. From Druid times. Before the Romans came. It’s called a snake-stone. Seen ’em in museums.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
It seems ketones are nowhere near as efficient as the magic potion that Asterix used and we will continue to be searching for the lost recipe of the series' village druid Getafix.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2023
The fantasy game gives players five character classes - barbarian, rogue, sorcerer, necromancer, and druid - each with different abilities.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2023
Nitpicking over, say, how many times a druid can transform into an owlbear between long rests is excessively nerdy; also, who doesn’t want to see that happen as many times as possible?
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2023
In “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,” a bard, a barbarian, a sorcerer and a druid team up to pull off their biggest heist yet — and also save the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
This druid feeling I get in the woods's so thrilling it makes me want to crap, so I dug a hole with a flat stone inside a clump of mitten-leafed shrubs.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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