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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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;
- Example: "a Druze is permitted to conform outwardly to the faith of the unbelievers among whom he lives"
[syn: Druze, Druse]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Druse \Druse\, n. [Cf. G. druse bonny, crystallized piece of ore, Bohem. druza. Cf. Dross.] (Min.) A cavity in a rock, having its interior surface studded with crystals and sometimes filled with water; a geode. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Druse \Druse\, n. One of a people and religious sect dwelling chiefly in the Lebanon mountains of Syria. [1913 Webster] The Druses separated from the Mohammedan Arabs in the 9th century. Their characteristic dogma is the unity of God. -- Am. Cyc. Drusy
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Druse n 1: 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" [syn: Druze, Druse]