druidic

Variant of druid

druid definition

druid (dro̵̅o̅′id)

noun

a member of a literate and influential class in Celtic society that included priests, soothsayers, judges, poets, etc. in ancient Britain, Ireland, and France

Etymology: Fr druide < L druides, pl. < Celt, as in OIr drūi < IE *dru-wid-, lit., oak-wise (< base *deru-, oak, tree + *wid-, know, wise)

Related Forms:

  • druidic dru·id′ic (dro̵̅o̅ id′ik) adjective or druidical dru·id′i·cal

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