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