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
Derived forms
druidess (ˈdruːɪdɪs)
feminine noun
druidic (druˈidic) or druidical (druˈidical)
adjective
druidry (ˈdruidry)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Latin druides, of Gaulish origin; compare Old Irish druid wizards
druid in American English
(ˈdruɪd)
noun
[oftenD-]
a member of a literate and influential class in Celtic society that included priests, soothsayers, judges, poets, etc. in ancient Britain, Ireland, and France
Derived forms
druidic (druˈidic) (druˈɪdɪk)
adjective or druˈidical
Word origin
Fr druide < L druides, pl. < Celt, as in OIr drūi < IE *dru-wid-, lit., oak-wise (< base *deru-, oak, tree + *wid-, know, wise1)
Examples of 'druid' in a sentence
druid
Thick, white, whirling, dissolving the shadow which was all that remained of the druid, Nion, save his need for revenge and his love.
Erskine, Barbara MIDNIGHT IS A LONELY PLACE (1996)
By evening every fire in the kingdom would be extinguished, only to be rekindled from a ceremonial fire lit by a druid.
Traci Harding THE ANCIENT FUTURE: THE DARK AGE (1996)