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[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]