One of an order of priests which in ancient times existed among certain branches of the Celtic race, especially among the Gauls and Britons.
A member of a social and benevolent order, founded in London in 1781, and professedly based on the traditions of the ancient Druids. Lodges or groves of the society are established in other countries.
Druidism, the religion of pre-Christian Britain, featured nature-worship and human sacrifice, but also had a place for Bards. Blake regarded Druidism as a universal proto-religion.
(Druidism) From the Celtic drui, "oak-wise" -- a member of a Celtic religious order of priests, soothsayers, judges, poets, etc., in ancient Britain, Ireland, and France. A dryad is a wood nymph from Greek and Roman Mythology.
Member of an order of Celtic priests, poets, healers, and judges in pre-Christian Britain, Ireland, and France.
(DREW-idd) - A race of beings who long ago forsook living among civilization. They are the powerful priests of the God of the World, whose name is unknown to non-Druids. (See Priest/Priestess)
a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland
a Celtic priest and shaman who inhabited the ancient Breton area (Gaul, southern England, Wales, Ireland), with legendary abilities of prophecy and sorcery
a perfectly fine Healer without it
a very smart companion to know, as they can provide certain types of healing even those of the Healer profession cannot
A Celtic priest of the Bronze or Iron Age, trained in healing, divination and astronomy, whose tradition was passed on to successors by oral tradition.
Hybrid class in D&D style games - part healer, part support, part fighter.
Title of those who served the Celtic tribes as historians, healers, officiant at religious rites and more. The word has degenerated to mean the entire order of religious/spiritual/healing holy people of the Celtic tribes. Article written by Dr. Nikki
Originally a Celtic order of Astronomers and Healers. The association has migrated to people who hold a strong understanding of nature and hold an attachment to Divine energies and spiritual purpose to preserve it.
The word Druid may derive from an Indo-European root 'dreo-vid,' meaning 'one who knows the truth.' In practice it was probably understood to mean something like 'wise one,' or 'philosopher-priest.' Some Druids did (and still do) perform priestly functions; officiating in public and private worship, initiating and instructing, healing and blessing. The 1st century Roman author, Pliny the Elder in his almanac work called 'Histories' gives an account of white-clad Druids climbing oak trees to cut sacred mistletoe from them using gold sickles.
In Celtic polytheism the word druid denotes the priestly class in ancient Celtic societies, which existed through much of Western Europe north of the Alps and in the British Isles until they were supplanted by Roman government and, later, Christianity. Druidic practices were part of the culture of all the tribal peoples called "Keltoi" and "Galatai" by Greeks and "Celtae" and "Galli" by Romans, which evolved into modern English "Celtic" and "Gaulish". They combined the duties of priest, arbitrator, healer, scholar, and magistrate.
Druid was a progressive rock band from Britain who were strongly influenced by Yes.