Druze

American  

[drooz] / druz /

Or Druse

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• Druzean
  adjective
• Druzian
  adjective

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

There was overwhelming support among Christians, Druze and Sunnis; more than two thirds of Lebanese Shias disagreed.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Though much of southern Lebanon is predominantly Shiite, Kfar Chouba and its neighbors comprise a pocket of Christian, Druze and Sunni Muslim communities.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

This model is already emerging in Kurdish regions and should be extended to Alawite and Druze communities without undermining central authority.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Clashes erupted last July in southern Syria between Druze fighters and Sunni Bedouin tribes.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

It now entered into a correspondence with nearly all the principal Druze sheiks, who felt that they had, by their swords, won the right to schools.

From History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume I. by Anderson, Rufus