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

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 Mary Frances Cusack

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 George Henry Borrow

Laeghaire Mac Neill—possessed druids and enchanters, who used to foretell through their druidism and through their paganism what was in the future for them.

From The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings by James O'Leary

These verses were communicated orally, and were never written down whilst bardism or druidism lasted, though the bards and druids at a very early period were acquainted with the use of letters. 

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

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 Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne