"druid" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɹuː.ɪd/ Audio: en-us-druid.ogg Forms: druids [plural]
Rhymes: -uːɪd Etymology: Borrowed from French druide, from Old French, via Latin Druidae, from Gaulish *druwits, from Proto-Celtic *druwits (literally either “oak-knower” or “firm knower, great sage”), from either Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”) or *drew- (“solid, firm, hard”) and *weyd- (“to see, to have knowledge”). The earliest record of the term in Latin is by Julius Caesar in the first century B.C. in his De Bello Gallico. The native Celtic word for "druid" is first attested in Latin texts as druides (plural) and other texts also employ the form druidae (akin to the Greek form). Cognate with the later insular Celtic words, Old Irish druí (“druid, sorcerer”) and early Welsh dryw (“seer”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*weyd-}}, {{bor|en|fr|druide}} French druide, {{der|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{der|en|la|Druidae}} Latin Druidae, {{der|en|cel-gau|*druwits}} Gaulish *druwits, {{der|en|cel-pro|*druwits}} Proto-Celtic *druwits, {{der|en|ine-pro|*dóru||tree}} Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”), {{der|en|cel|-}} Celtic, {{cog|sga|druí||druid, sorcerer}} Old Irish druí (“druid, sorcerer”), {{cog|cy|dryw||seer}} Welsh dryw (“seer”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} druid (plural druids)
  1. (historical) One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Dungeons & Dragons, Religion Translations (one of an order of Celtic priests): դրուիդ (druid) (Armenian), drouiz (Breton), druida [masculine] (Catalan), 德魯伊 /德鲁伊 (dak1 lou5 yi1) (Chinese Cantonese), 德魯伊 /德鲁伊 (délǔyī) (Chinese Mandarin), 督伊德 (dūyīdé) (Chinese Mandarin), drewydh (Cornish), druïde [masculine] (Dutch), druido (Esperanto), druiid (Estonian), druidi (Finnish), druide [masculine] (French), Druide [masculine] (German), druida (Hungarian), druido (Ido), draoi [masculine] (Irish), druida [feminine, masculine] (Italian), druido [masculine, uncommon] (Italian), ドルイド (doruido) (Japanese), 드루이드 (deuru'ideu) (Korean), Druida [masculine] (Latin), дру́ид (drúid) [masculine] (Macedonian), druaight [masculine] (Manx), ruiti (Maori), druide [masculine] (Norwegian), drȳ [masculine] (Old English), druid [masculine] (Polish), druidka [feminine] (Polish), druida [masculine] (Portuguese), druid [masculine] (Romanian), друи́д (druíd) [masculine] (Russian), draoidh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), druida [masculine] (Spanish), druid (Swedish), drude [masculine] (Walloon), derwydd [masculine] (Welsh)
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  2. (fantasy, roleplaying games) A priest or mage who uses magic based on nature or trees. Categories (topical): Fantasy, Role-playing games, Dungeons & Dragons, Paganism
    Sense id: en-druid-en-noun-7twILPXG Disambiguation of Dungeons & Dragons: 46 54 Disambiguation of Paganism: 40 60 Topics: fantasy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: archdruid, druidcraft, druidess, druidic, druidish, druidism, Druidry, neo-druid

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "드루이드"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "one of an order of Celtic priests",
      "word": "ruiti"
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      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "one of an order of Celtic priests",
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      "code": "ang",
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      "sense": "one of an order of Celtic priests",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "one of an order of Celtic priests",
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      "word": "druidka"
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      "code": "pt",
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}

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