Druid

[ droo-id ]

/ ˈdru ɪd /

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Definition of Druid

noun (often lowercase)

a member of a pre-Christian religious order among the ancient Celts of Gaul, Britain, and Ireland.

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Origin of Druid

1555–65; <Latin druidae (plural) <Gaulish; replacing druide<French; compare Old Irish druí (nominative), druid (dative, accusative) wizard

OTHER WORDS FROM Druid

dru·id·ic, dru·id·i·cal, adjectivenon-Druid, nounnon·dru·id·ic, adjectivenon·dru·id·i·cal, adjective

sub·dru·id, noun

Words nearby Druid

drugola, drug on the market, drugpusher, drugstore, drugstore cowboy, Druid, Druidess, druidism, druidology, Druid stone, drum

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How to use Druid in a sentence

The remark “is totally going to lose him the Norman, Druid, Jute and Saracen vote,” one wit commented.
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Conway never comes right out and says Rand Paul is a God-hating druid; he merely innocently asks, repeatedly, why Paul hates God.
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The mass fell straight, and without breaking; resting in its bed like a Druid cromlech precipitated in one piece.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo
Did you not tell me, Wychecombe, that the Druid had sprung her foremast?
The Two Admirals|J. Fenimore Cooper

I cruised off Morant Point for some time, keeping a very bright look-out for the Druid.
Hurricane Hurry|W.H.G. Kingston
So he rode up to the rocks, and there saw the grey Druid holding out his cup.
Footprints of Former Men in Far Cornwall|Robert S. Hawker
In early Britain the Druid priests held absolute sway over the destinies of souls.
The Harris-Ingram Experiment|Charles E. Bolton

British Dictionary definitions for Druid

druid

/ (ˈdruːɪd) /

noun (sometimes capital)

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

Derived forms of druid

druidess (ˈdruːɪdɪs), fem ndruidic or druidical, adjectivedruidry, noun

Word Origin for druid

C16: from Latin druides, of Gaulish origin; compare Old Irish druid wizards

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