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Druze

[drooz]
–noun
Islam. a member of an independent religious sect living chiefly in Syria, Lebanon, and Israel, established in the 11th century as a branch of Ismaʿili Shiʿism and containing elements of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, and believing in the transmigration of souls and the ultimate perfection of humankind.
Also, Druse.


Origin:
1595–1605; < Ar durūz, pl. of durzī a Druze, deriv. of the name of one of the sect founders, Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl al-Darazī


Dru⋅ze⋅an, Dru⋅zi⋅an, adjective
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