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dru⋅id⋅ism

[droo-i-diz-uhm]
–noun
the religion or rites of the Druids.

Origin:
1705–15; Druid + -ism
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dru·id also Dru·id   (drōō'ĭd)   
n.  A member of an order of priests in ancient Gaul and Britain who appear in Welsh and Irish legend as prophets and sorcerers.

[From Latin druidēs, druids, of Celtic origin; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]
dru·id'ic (drōō-ĭd'ĭk), dru·id'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., dru·id'i·cal·ly adv., dru'id·ism n.
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