— Druzean, Druzian , adj.
/droohz/ , n.
Islam. a member of an independent religious sect living chiefly in Syria, Lebanon, and Israel, established in the 11th century as a branch of Isma'ili Shi'ism and containing elements of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, and believing in the transmigration of souls and the ultimate perfection of humankind. Also, Druse .
[ 1595-1605; duruz, pl. of DURZI a Druze, deriv. of the name of one of the sect founders, Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Darazi ]