druidism

American  

[droo-i-diz-uhm] / ˈdru ɪˌdɪz əm /

noun

1. the religion or rites of the Druids.

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Etymology

Origin of druidism

First recorded in 1705–15; Druid + -ism

Example Sentences

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druidism

Gaul was the head-quarters of druidism; and thither we find the Britons, and even the Romans, sending their children for instruction.

From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Cusack, Mary Frances

In this stronghold of druidism he resolved to celebrate the approaching festival of Easter, and preach the word to the assembled chiefs.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

Bardism, or as it is generally though improperly styled, druidism, was the fount of instruction, moral and religious, in Britain and in Gaul. 

From The Welsh and Their Literature from The London Quarterly Review, January 1861, American Edition by Borrow, George Henry

That last has received the name of druidism, from the druids who were its founders and priests.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 by Various

Druidism was the religion of the Celts, and druidism was probably one of the least corrupt forms of paganism.

From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Cusack, Mary Frances