Druze
or Druse
[drooz]
- Islam. a member of an independent religious sect living chiefly in Syria, Lebanon, and Israel, established in the 11th century as a branch of Ismaʿili Shiʿism and containing elements of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, and believing in the transmigration of souls and the ultimate perfection of humankind.
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Origin of Druze
1595–1605; < Arabic durūz, plural of durzī a Druze, derivative of the name of one of the sect founders, Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl al-Darazī
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Examples from the Web for druze
Contemporary Examples
The problem of lack of zoning by the State for construction in the Druze villages is seething under the surface.
The Druze are a religious/ethnic minority without national aspirations.
They proudly take an Israeli flag on all of their outings, and display an Israeli and a Druze flag in all of their branches.
The Christians and Druze communities, while not culpable, know what al-Qaida did to minorities in Iraq and elsewhere.
But what about those Arabs who serve in the IDF, specifically, the Druze who are conscripted and the Bedouin who volunteer?
Historical Examples
The Druze villages were at our feet, and a green valley with a gleaming stream.
PalestineClaude Reignier Conder
This then, I believe, is the true system of Druze initiation.
PalestineClaude Reignier Conder
In short, it was imperative that we should go at once to the Druze mountain.
Oriental EncountersMarmaduke Pickthall
Dr. De Forest used to say, that there is not a boor in the Druze nation.
The Women of the ArabsHenry Harris Jessup
The old24 Druze women are masters of a pious religious phraseology.
The Women of the ArabsHenry Harris Jessup