Gorsedd
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Gorsedd
from Welsh, literally: throne
Example Sentences
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No member of the Gorsedd has been expelled before due to being dishonoured.
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2024
Gorsedd members, known as druids, include poets, writers, musicians, artists and others.
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2024
However, that was down to a constitutional change meaning that anyone in the Gorsedd had to be Welsh-speaking, rather than a decision to terminate an individual's membership.
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2024
Mud found on Janet's clothing indicated part of the attack took place at the town's Gorsedd Circle, a permanent reminder of when the National Eisteddfod came to Flint in 1969.
From BBC • Jul. 13, 2017
The chair was a kind of convention where disciples were trained, and bardic matters discussed preparatory to the great Gorsedd, each chair having a distinctive motto.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
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