3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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 From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Druse n : 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}]
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