Druid

[ droo-id ]

/ ˈdru ɪd /

a member of a pre-Christian religious order among the ancient Celts of Gaul, Britain, and Ireland.

Origin of Druid

1555–65; < Latin druidae (plural) < Gaulish; replacing druide < French; compare Old Irish druí (nominative), druid (dative, accusative) wizard

dru·id·ic, dru·id·i·cal, adjective non-Dru·id, noun non·dru·id·ic, adjective non·dru·id·i·cal, adjective

sub·dru·id, noun

According to Druidic dogma the souls of the dead were guardians of the living, a belief shared with the Ancient Indians, etc.

Archaic England |Harold Bayley
Some important buildings were surrounded with large upright stones, similar to the famous "Druidic" temple at Stonehenge.

The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West |Robert E. Anderson
So he struck her with a rod of Druidic spells, which turned her head into a pig's head.

The Science of Fairy Tales |Edwin Sidney Hartland
When we read of Druidic associations we need not regard these as higher than the organised priesthoods of barbarians.

The Religion of the Ancient Celts |J. A. MacCulloch

But was not that a Druidic superstition, and unworthy of the credence of a Christian?

By the Barrow River |Edmund Leamy

druid

/ (ˈdruːɪd) /

a member of an ancient order of priests in Gaul, Britain, and Ireland in the pre-Christian era

a member of any of several modern movements attempting to revive druidism

druidess (ˈdruːɪdɪs), fem n druidic or druidical, adjective druidry, noun

C16: from Latin druides, of Gaulish origin; compare Old Irish druid wizards