noun
or druse ˈdrüz
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Arabic Durūz, plural, from Muḥammed ibn- Ism'aīlal- Darazīy died 1019 Muslim religious leader, one of the founders
: a member of a tightly organized independent religious sect dwelling chiefly in the mountains of Syria and Lebanon since the 11th century, whose founder advanced the claim that Hakim the sixth Fatimid caliph was the final incarnation of God, and whose other beliefs including the unity of God, the transmigration of souls, and final perfection are drawn from various religions (as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam)
• druz·ean or drus·ian -üzēən, -üzhən adjective , capitalized