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druid

noun
/ˈdɹuː.ɪd/

Etymology

Borrowed from French druide, from Old French, via Latin Druidae, from Gaulish *druwits, from Proto-Celtic *druwits (literally either “oak-knower” or “firm knower, great sage”), from either Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”) or *drew- (“solid, firm, hard”) and *weyd- (“to see, to have knowledge”) (whence also English wizard; Proto-Slavic *vědьma (> Russian ве́дьма (védʹma))). The earliest record of the term in Latin is by Julius Caesar in the first century B.C. in his De Bello Gallico. The native Celtic word for "druid" is first attested in Latin texts as druides (plural) and other texts also employ the form druidae (akin to the Greek form). Cognate with the later insular Celtic words, Old Irish druí (“druid, sorcerer”) and early Welsh dryw (“seer”).

  1. derived from *dóru✻
  2. derived from *druwits✻
  3. derived from *druwits✻
  4. derived from Druidae
  5. borrowed from druide

Definitions

  1. One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic…

    One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions.

  2. A priest or mage who uses magic based on nature or trees.

  3. Alternative letter-case form of druid.

    • You can find hundreds of Druids at Stonehenge.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A member of a benefit society founded in 1781, the Ancient Order of Druids.

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