druid

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druid^¹

/ˈdɹuːɪd/ UK
/ˈdɹʉwɪd/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈdɹu.ɪd/ US
/ˈdɹʉːɪd/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˈdɾʉ.ɪd/ Scotland
/ˈdɾɪu̯.ɪd/ Wales

Rhymes with -uːɪd

Where it comes from

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”) (whence also English wizard; Proto-Slavic *vědьma (> Russian ве́дьма (védʹma))).

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”).

noun druids

historical One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions.
A priest or mage who uses magic based on nature or trees.

Druid^²

noun Druids

Alternative letter-case form of druid You can find hundreds of Druids at Stonehenge.
A member of a benefit society founded in 1781, the Ancient Order of Druids.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: arch, celt, grove, celtist, celtologist, culdee, celtism, celtic wiccan, celticism, sept, keltic, celtdom, goidel, gaelicist, keltoi, brehon

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noun one of an order of Celtic priests

Español	druida
한국어	드루이드 deuru'ideu
日本語	ドルイド doruido
中文	德魯伊 /德鲁伊 délǔyī, 督伊德 dūyīdé
Português	druida
Français	druide
Deutsch	Druide
Italiano	druida, druido
Ελληνικά	δρυίδης dryídis
Română	druid
Русский	друи́д druíd

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@misc{druid_2026,
  title = {druid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/druid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}