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druid
OXFORD DICTIONARY
druid, n. (fem. Druidess)
1 an ancient Celtic priest, magician, or soothsayer of Gaul, Britain, or Ireland.
2 a member of a Welsh etc. Druidic order, esp. the Gorsedd.
1 an ancient Celtic priest, magician, or soothsayer of Gaul, Britain, or Ireland.
2 a member of a Welsh etc. Druidic order, esp. the Gorsedd.
Derivative
Druidism n. Druidic adj. Druidical adj.
Etymology
F druide or L pl. druidae, -des, Gk druidai f. Gaulish druides
THESAURUS
druid
Cassandra, Druidess, Parsi, Sabaist, Zoroastrian, animal worshiper, anthropolater, arborolater, archaeolater, astrologer, augur, calamity howler, chthonian, crystal gazer, daduchus, demon worshiper, demonolater, dendrolater, devil worshiper, divinator, diviner, divineress, epopt, fetishist, fire worshiper, flamen, forecaster, foreknower, foreseer, foreshower, foreteller, fortuneteller, geomancer, haruspex, hierodule, hierophant, hieros, idol worshiper, idolater, idolatress, idolatrizer, idolist, idolizer, mystes, nature worshiper, ophiolater, palmist, phallic worshiper, predictor, prefigurer, presager, prognosticator, prophesier, prophet, prophet of doom, prophetess, psychic, pyrolater, pythoness, religious prophets, seer, seeress, snake worshiper, soothsayer, star worshiper, sun worshiper, theriolater, therolater, tree worshiper, vates, weather prophet, zoolaterROGET THESAURUS
druid
Clergy
N clergy, clericals, ministry, priesthood, presbytery, the cloth, the desk, clergyman, divine, ecclesiastic, churchman, priest, presbyter, hierophant, pastor, shepherd, minister, father, father in Christ, padre, abbe, cure, patriarch, reverend, black coat, confessor, dignitaries of the church, ecclesiarch, hierarch, ebdomarius, eminence, reverence, elder, primate, metropolitan, archbishop, bishop, prelate, diocesan, suffragan, dean, subdean, archdeacon, prebendary, canon, rural dean, rector, parson, vicar, perpetual curate, residentiary, beneficiary, incumbent, chaplain, curate, deacon, deaconess, preacher, reader, lecturer, capitular, missionary, propagandist, Jesuit, revivalist, field preacher, churchwarden, sidesman, clerk, precentor, choir, almoner, suisse, verger, beadle, sexton, sacristan, acolyth, acolothyst, acolyte, altar boy, chorister, Pope, Papa, pontiff, high priest, cardinal, ancient flamen, flamen, confessor, penitentiary, spiritual director, cenobite, conventual, abbot, prior, monk, friar, lay brother, beadsman, mendicant, pilgrim, palmer, canon regular, canon secular, Franciscan, Friars minor, Minorites, Observant, Capuchin, Dominican, Carmelite, Augustinian, Gilbertine, Austin Friars, Black Friars, White Friars, Gray Friars, Crossed Friars, Crutched Friars, Bonhomme, Carthusian, Benedictine, Cistercian, Trappist, Cluniac, Premonstatensian, Maturine, Templar, Hospitaler, Bernardine, Lorettine, pillarist, stylite, abbess, prioress, canoness, religieuse, nun, novice, postulant, prophet, priest, high priest, Levite, Rabbi, Rabbin, Rebbe, scribe, mullah, muezzin, ayatollah, ulema, imaum, imam, sheik, sufi, kahin, kassis, mufti, hadji, dervish, fakir, faquir, brahmin, guru, kaziaskier, poonghie, sanyasi, druid, bonze, santon, abdal, Lama, talapoin, caloyer, the Reverend, the very Reverend, the Right Reverend, ordained, in orders, called to the ministry.For further exploring for "druid" in Webster Dictionary Online