Druid
noun
a member of a pre-Christian religious order among the ancient Celts of Gaul, Britain, and Ireland.
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Druid
American
[droo-id]
/ ˈdru ɪd /
noun
(often lowercase)
druid
British
/ ˈdruːɪd /
noun
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a member of an ancient order of priests in Gaul, Britain, and Ireland in the pre-Christian era
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a member of any of several modern movements attempting to revive druidism
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Etymology
Origin of Druid
1555–65; < Latin druidae (plural) < Gaulish; replacing druide < French; compare Old Irish druí (nominative), druid (dative, accusative) wizard
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Ms Hynes won the award for the Druid Theatre production of DruidO'Casey - a trilogy of stories written by Irish dramatist Sean O'Casey.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2023
All Chick-fil-A locations were inside mall food courts until 1986 when the first standalone location opened in North Druid Hills, Georgia.
From Washington Times ● May 18, 2023
Druid Bar, Cincar Jankova 1, cocktails around 700 dinars.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
Tuesday’s vote adds Druid Hills to the district’s five-year building plan.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2022
“Before. From Druid times. Before the Romans came. It’s called a snake-stone. Seen ’em in museums.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
He said he was inspired by the work of Dr William Price, a self-proclaimed druid who was put on trial in Cardiff for trying to cremate his deceased five-month old son in 1884.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
It seems ketones are nowhere near as efficient as the magic potion that Asterix used and we will continue to be searching for the lost recipe of the series' village druid Getafix.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2023
The fantasy game gives players five character classes - barbarian, rogue, sorcerer, necromancer, and druid - each with different abilities.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2023
Not really — though there is a nifty one-shot chase sequence where Lillis’ druid hastily shape-shifts among a housefly, a mouse, a cat and a deer.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
This druid feeling I get in the woods's so thrilling it makes me want to crap, so I dug a hole with a flat stone inside a clump of mitten-leafed shrubs.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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