DRUZE

Meaning of DRUZE in English

Druze BrE AmE , Druse, the /druːz/ noun

a religious group living mainly in parts of Lebanon, Syria, and Israel, whose beliefs include ideas from the Bible and the Quran (Koran)

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

DRUZE — or Druse noun (plural ~ or ~s or Druse or Druses) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Arabic Durūz, plural, from Muḥammad …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DRUZE — or Druse Relatively small Middle Eastern religious sect. It originated in Egypt in 1017 and is named for one of …
Английский словарь Британика
DRUZE — noun or druse ˈdrüz ( -s ) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Arabic Durūz, plural, from Muḥammed ibn- Ism'aīlal- Darazīy died 1019 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRUZE — — Druzean, Druzian , adj. /droohz/ , n. Islam. a member of an independent religious sect living chiefly in Syria, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRUZE — n. religious sect that is centered in the Middle East; one who practices the Druze religion
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DRUZE — or Druse ˈdrüz ( plural Druze or Druzes or Druse or Druses ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Arabic Durūz, plural, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRUZE — [ dru:z ] (also Druse ) ■ noun ( plural same, ~s , or Druses ) a member of a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DRUZE — [Druze] or Druse n, pl Druze or Druzes or Druse or Druses often attrib [Ar Duruz, pl., fr. Muhammed ibn-Isma'il …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DRUZE — also spelled Druse, Arabic plural Duruz, singular Darazi relatively small Middle Eastern religious sect characterized by an eclectic system of …
Britannica English vocabulary
DRUZE — Druze BrE AmE druːz ▷ Druzes ˈdruːz ɪz -əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DRUZE — n. or Druse Relatively small Middle Eastern religious sect. It originated in Egypt in 1017 and is named for one …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DRUZE — Друзы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DRUZE — n. Variant: or Druse Pronunciation: ' drüz Function: noun Inflected Form: plural Druze or Druzes or Druse or Druses Usage: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DRUZE REVOLT — (1925), Druze also spelled Druse, uprising of Druze tribes throughout Syria and in part of Lebanon directed against French mandatory …
Britannica English vocabulary
DRUZES — The Druzes. The Druzes, who live in the Druze mountains in Syria (and also in Lebanon), were originally followers of …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
DRUSE — noun see: Druze
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SYRIA — officially Syrian Arab Republic Country, Middle East, along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Area: 71,498 sq mi (185,180 …
Английский словарь Британика
MARONITE CHURCH — Eastern-rite community centered in Lebanon (see It traces its origin to St. Maron, a Syrian hermit of the 4th–5th century …
Английский словарь Британика
LEBANON — I officially Republic of Lebanon Country, eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. It is bounded by Syria …
Английский словарь Британика
JEBEL ED DRUZ — /jeb"euhl ed drooz"/ a mountainous region in S Syria: inhabited by Druses. ab. 2700 sq. mi. (6995 sq. km). Also, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HUDUD, AL- — ( (Arabic: the boundaries), ) singular Al-hadd, in the Druze religion, five cosmic principles that are emanations from God, the …
Britannica English vocabulary
STATISTICS: LEBANON
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JORDAN RIVER — Arabic Nahr Al-urdun, Hebrew Ha-yarden, lowest river in the world, flowing southward from Syria across Israel and then dividing Israel …
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HAMZAH IBN 'ALI — born 985 died after 1021 in full Hamzah Ibn 'ali Ibn Ahmad, also called Az-zuzani one of the founders of …
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HAKIM, AL- — born 985 died 1021? in full Al-hakim Bi-amr Allah (Arabic: Ruler by God's Command), called by Druzes Al-hakim Bi-amrih (Ruler …
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FAKHR AD-DIN II — born c. 1572 died 1635, Constantinople [now Istanbul, Tur.] Lebanese ruler (15931633) who for the first time united the Druze …
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DURUZ, MOUNT AD- — Arabic Jabal ad-Duruz, also spelled Jebel ed-Druz, French Le Djebel Druze mountain just east of as-Suwayda', southern Syria. Mount ad-Duruz …
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DARAZI, MUHAMMAD IBN ... — born , Bukhara, Turkistan [now in Uzbekistan] died 1019/20 propagandist for the Isma'ili sect of Islam and the man for …
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BASHIR SHIHAB II — born 1767, Ghazir, Lebanon died 1850, Istanbul, Tur. Lebanese prince who established hegemony over Lebanon in the first half of …
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'UQQAL — ( (Arabic: the wise), ) singular 'aqil, in the Druze religion, an elite of initiates who alone know Druze doctrine …
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LEBANON — n. officially Republic of Lebanon Country, eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. It is bounded by Syria …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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