Druid
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- noun
- /ˈdruːɪd/
- Literature
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druida
- Mortianna emerges from a dark corner, bearing the goblet she used at the Druid ceremony.
- Druid priests
- ancient Druids
- Druid ceremonies
So maybe the druids used it, performed rituals around it, but they're not the ones who built it.
- So maybe the druids used it, performed rituals around it, but they're not the ones who built it.
- I was reading this book on written by somebody involved in this world called the Mists of Avalon about druids.
Examples
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It's where the druids make sacrifices.
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Even in the old Druid legends, there was no mention of it.
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I heard the druid call him by his name.
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Where can we find a druid?
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No Celt would dare to harm a Druid or question their decisions.
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While Bridget was in the forest, a few monks and druids were writing poems and songs.
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They say this place was the burial grounds for druid high priests 4,000 years ago.
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The druids were also great mathematicians and astronomers.
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This is a grimoire, a book of ancient spells, descending in a direct line from the druids and the old religion.
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The ancient druids conducted their rituals under the full moon in sacred groves.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Druid comes from an old Celtic word made of dru- 'oak' and -wid 'to know', so it meant 'oak-knower'. That's why a Druid was seen as a wise priest who knew the secrets of nature and trees.