DRUID


Meaning of DRUID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdrü-id ]

noun

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Latin druides, druidae, plural, from Gaulish druides; akin to Old Irish druí druid, and perhaps to Old English trēow tree

Date: 1563

: one of an ancient Celtic priesthood appearing in Irish and Welsh sagas and Christian legends as magicians and wizards

• dru·id·ic drü-ˈi-dik or dru·id·i·cal -di-kəl adjective , often capitalized

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