Culdee

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Culdee

/kʌlˈdiː/

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From Old Irish céile Dé (“servant of God”), a calque of Latin servus Deī.

noun Culdees

historical One of a class of anchorites who lived in various parts of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales in the Middle Ages. The pure Culdees were Albyn's earliest priests of God.

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@misc{culdee_2026,
  title = {Culdee},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/culdee},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}