Druid

UK: 'druid', 'Druid': /ˈdruːɪd/ US: /ˈdruɪd/ ,(dro̅o̅′id)

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Dru•id  (dro̅o̅′id), n. (often l.c.)

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

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

dru•id′ic, dru•id′i•cal, adj. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

dru•id /ˈdruɪd/   n. [countable* often: Druid]

1. Religion a member of a religious order among the ancient Celts.

dru•id•ism, n. [uncountable]

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druid / ˈdruːɪd/ noun (sometimes capital)

1. a member of an ancient order of priests in Gaul, Britain, and Ireland in the pre-Christian era
2. a member of any of several modern movements attempting to revive druidism

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin druides, of Gaulish origin; compare Old Irish druid wizards

druidess / ˈdruːɪdɪs/ noun:feminine

druˈidic, druˈidical adjective