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druse
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun druse has 1 sense
- druse(n = noun.person) druze - 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" is a kind of adherent, disciple
OXFORD DICTIONARY
druse, n. (often attrib.) a member of a political or religious sect linked with Islam and living near Mt. Lebanon (Druse militia).
Etymology
F f. Arab. duruz (pl.), prob. f. their founder al-Darazi (11th c.)
druse, n.
1 a crust of crystals lining a rock-cavity.
2 a cavity lined with this.
1 a crust of crystals lining a rock-cavity.
2 a cavity lined with this.
Etymology
F f. G, = weathered ore
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