Druze

or Druse

[ drooz ]

/ druz /

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noun

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

OTHER WORDS FROM Druze

Dru·ze·an, Dru·zi·an, adjective

Words nearby Druze

Drury Lane, druse, Drusilla, Drusus, druthers, Druze, D.R.V., dry, dry abscess, dryad, dry adiabatic lapse rate

Example sentences from the Web for Druze

The problem of lack of zoning by the State for construction in the Druze villages is seething under the surface.
The Start of a Druze Intifada?|Orly Halpern|July 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And Yisrael Beiteinu can claim to have multicultural credentials with their Arab Druze MK.
Learning from Israeli Druze Hamad Amar|Samuel Lebens|May 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Druze are a religious/ethnic minority without national aspirations.
Learning from Israeli Druze Hamad Amar|Samuel Lebens|May 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They proudly take an Israeli flag on all of their outings, and display an Israeli and a Druze flag in all of their branches.
Learning from Israeli Druze Hamad Amar|Samuel Lebens|May 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The Christians and Druze communities, while not culpable, know what al-Qaida did to minorities in Iraq and elsewhere.
Be Careful What You Wish For In Syria|Theodore Kattouf|December 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She was a Druze woman, and gifted with the wonderful beauty that Nature has showered on the women of Syria.
Six Women|Victoria Cross
But if you are hidden in a bale of goods on a camel in the caravan, who will suspect, who will know that the Druze has taken you?
Six Women|Victoria Cross
A moment after the boughs overhead parted, and the lithe Druze dropped down noiselessly beside her.
Six Women|Victoria Cross
The dogmas generally cited as tenets of the Druze religion are those taught to the lowest and uninitiated class.
Palestine|Claude Reignier Conder
It is worth much to have rescued a Khozma and an Abla from the degradation of Druze superstition!
The Women of the Arabs|Henry Harris Jessup

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