Definition of Druze

1. Noun. An adherent of an esoteric monotheistic religious sect living in the relative security of the mountains of Syria and Lebanon who believes that Al-hakim was an incarnation of God. "A Druze is permitted to conform outwardly to the faith of the unbelievers among whom he lives"

Exact synonyms: Druse
Generic synonyms: Adherent, Disciple

Definition of Druze

1. Proper noun. A secretive community based mainly in the Middle East, whose religion is influenced by Islam. ¹

2. Noun. A member of this community. ¹

3. Adjective. Of, relating to, or to this religious community. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Druze

Dronten
Dror
Droseraceae
Drosophila
Drosophyllum
Drosophyllum lusitanicum
Drug Enforcement Administration
Drug Enforcement Agency
Drukpa
Drummond
Drummond's sign
Drummond light
Drummond lights
Drunken Fist
Drusilla
Druze (current term)
Dryadella
Dryas
Dryas octopetala
Dryden
Drydenesque
Drydenian
Drymarchon
Drymarchon corais
Drymarchon corais couperi
Drymoglossum
Drynaria
Drynaria rigidula
Dryopithecus
Dryopithecus Rudapithecus hungaricus

Literary usage of Druze

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Women of the Arabs: With a Chapter for Children by Henry Harris Jessup (1873)
"THE Druze RELIGION AND Druze WOMEN. rr*HE great expounder and defender of the Druze religion is Hamze, the " Universal Intelligence/' the only Mediator ..."

2. Biblical Researches in Palestine, and in the Adjacent Regions: A Journal of by Edward Robinson (1874)
"The following is a translation of the letter given us by the chief Druze Sheikh residing in ... Druze ..."

3. Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope: As Related by Herself in Conversations by Hester Lucy Stanhope (1845)
"... heim—Events of the Druze insurrection — Inexpediency of M. Guys's removal from Beyrout—Letter from Dr. M. to Count ..."

4. An Account of Palmyra and Zenobia: With Travels and Adventures in Bashan and by William Wright (1895)
"For the Druze people, no. Bashan as a mission field has never been occupied, nor are there in existence within its borders any really serious direct ..."

5. Five Years in Damascus: With Travels and Researches in Palmyra, Lebanon, the by Josias Leslie Porter (1870)
"... Causes of the Druze war and tyranny of Turkish rulers — Ruins of theatre, temples, drc. ... Splendid ruins — A Druze schoolmaster — Character of the ..."

6. Physical Geography of the Holy Land by Edward Robinson (1865)
"... (Druze mountain), so called in the region itself, and elsewhere known also as Jebel Hauran.1 This is a mountainous tract running from NE to SSW, ..."

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