DRUID
What does "DRUID" mean?
A priest, teacher, and judge of the ancient Celtic peoples of Britain, Ireland, and Gaul.
Meanings
- A member of the learned priestly class in ancient Celtic societies, serving as religious leader, judge, and keeper of lore. Caesar wrote that a druid could take years to memorize the order's sacred verses.
- A practitioner of modern Druidry, a nature-centered spiritual movement. A group of druids gathered at Stonehenge to mark the summer solstice.
Did you know?
- Julius Caesar recorded that druids refused to commit their doctrine to writing, so apprentices spent as long as twenty years memorizing it - which is also why almost none of it survives.
Word origin
From Latin 'druides', from a Gaulish word related to Old Irish 'drui' (sorcerer), often linked to a Celtic root meaning 'oak-knower' or 'strong-seer'.
Remember it
A DRUID is wise about the woods - hear 'DRY' + 'ID', the dry oak-wisdom of an old self.
A little poem
No book, no stone, no name carved in the bark-
just one old voice that learned the whole green dark
and carried it, unwritten, past the spark.
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What it teaches
What is never written down dies with its keeper; memory is the most fragile library of all.
Quick facts
What does DRUID mean?
A priest, teacher, and judge of the ancient Celtic peoples of Britain, Ireland, and Gaul.
Is DRUID a valid word?
Yes — DRUID is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DRUID?
DRUID has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does DRUID come from?
From Latin 'druides', from a Gaulish word related to Old Irish 'drui' (sorcerer), often linked to a Celtic root meaning 'oak-knower' or 'strong-seer'.
What can DRUID teach us?
What is never written down dies with its keeper; memory is the most fragile library of all.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.