Culdee

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/kʌlˈdiː/

noun

One of a class of anchorites who lived in various parts of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales in the Middle Ages.

OriginOld Irish céile Dé ← Latin servus →
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Meanings

nounCuldee (plural Culdees)

plural Culdees

  1. historicalOne of a class of anchorites who lived in various parts of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales in the Middle Ages.

    The pure Culdees were Albyn's earliest priests of God.

    1824, Thomas Campbell, Reullura

Origin

  1. Latinservus
  2. Old Irishcéile Dé“servant of God”
  3. EnglishCuldee

From Old Irish céile Dé (“servant of God”), a calque of Latin servus Deī.

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APA

Culdee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Culdee

MLA

“Culdee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Culdee. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Culdee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Culdee.

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