Meanings
druid1
plural druids
- historicalOne of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions.
- roleplaying gamesfantasyA priest or mage who uses magic based on nature or trees.
Druid2
plural Druids
- Alternative letter-case form of druid.
You can find hundreds of Druids at Stonehenge.
- A member of a benefit society founded in 1781, the Ancient Order of Druids.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dóru“tree”
- Proto-Celtic*druwits
- Gaulish*druwits
- LatinDruidae
- Frenchdruide
- Englishdruid
Borrowed from French druide, from Old French, via Latin Druidae, from Gaulish *druwits, from Proto-Celtic *druwits (literally either “oak-knower” or “firm knower, great sage”), from either Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”) or *drew- (“solid, firm, hard”) and *weyd- (“to see, to have knowledge”) (whence also English wizard; Proto-Slavic *vědьma (> Russian ве́дьма (védʹma))). The earliest record of the term in Latin is by Julius Caesar in the first century B.C. in his De Bello Gallico. The native Celtic word for "druid" is first attested in Latin texts as druides (plural) and other texts also employ the form druidae (akin to the Greek form). Cognate with the later insular Celtic words, Old Irish druí (“druid, sorcerer”) and early Welsh dryw (“seer”).
More words from French, Latin, Gaulish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan druida
- druidaone of an order of Celtic priests
Chinese Cantonese 德魯伊 /德鲁伊
- 德魯伊 /德鲁伊 (dak¹ lou⁵ yi¹)one of an order of Celtic priests
Chinese Mandarin 德魯伊 /德鲁伊, 督伊德
- 德魯伊 /德鲁伊 (délǔyī)one of an order of Celtic priests
- 督伊德 (dūyīdé)one of an order of Celtic priests
Dutch druïde
- druïdeone of an order of Celtic priests
Esperanto druido
- druidoone of an order of Celtic priests
Estonian druiid
- druiidone of an order of Celtic priests
Finnish druidi
- druidione of an order of Celtic priests
French druide
- druideone of an order of Celtic priests
German Druide
- Druideone of an order of Celtic priests
Greek δρυίδης
- δρυίδης (dryídis)one of an order of Celtic priests
Hungarian druida
- druidaone of an order of Celtic priests
Irish draoi
- draoione of an order of Celtic priests
Italian druida, druido
- druidaone of an order of Celtic priests
- druidoone of an order of Celtic priests
Japanese ドルイド
- ドルイド (doruido)one of an order of Celtic priests
Korean 드루이드
- 드루이드 (deuru'ideu)one of an order of Celtic priests
Latin Druida
- Druidaone of an order of Celtic priests
Māori ruiti
- ruitione of an order of Celtic priests
Norwegian druide
- druideone of an order of Celtic priests
Polish druid, druidka
- druidone of an order of Celtic priests
- druidkaone of an order of Celtic priests
Portuguese druida
- druidaone of an order of Celtic priests
Romanian druid
- druidone of an order of Celtic priests
Russian друи́д
- друи́д (druíd)one of an order of Celtic priests
Scottish Gaelic draoidh
- draoidhone of an order of Celtic priests
Spanish druida
- druidaone of an order of Celtic priests
Swedish druid
- druidone of an order of Celtic priests
Welsh derwydd
- derwyddone of an order of Celtic priests
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with druid
All rhymes →Cite this entry
druid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/druid
“druid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/druid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “druid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/druid.
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