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Definitions for Druse
[1] an incrustation of small crystals on the surface of a rock or mineral.
[2] Islam . a member of an independent religious sect living chiefly in Syria, Lebanon, and Israel, established in the 11th century as a branch of Ismaʿili Shiʿism and containing elements of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, and believing in the transmigration of souls and the ultimate perfection of humankind.
[3] an aggregate of small crystals within a cavity, esp those lining a cavity in a rock or mineral
[4] botany a globular mass of calcium oxalate crystals formed around an organic core, found in some plant cells
[5] a member of a religious sect, mainly living in Syria, Lebanon, and Israel, having certain characteristics in common with Muslims (as modifier ) Druse beliefs
Words nearby Druse
drunkometer, drupaceous, drupe, drupelet, drury lane, druse, drusilla, drusus, druthers, druze, dry
Origin of Druse
Druze1595–1605; < Arabic durūz, plural of durzī a Druze, derivative of the name of one of the sect founders, Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl al-Darazī
Other words from Druse
Dru·ze·an , Dru·zi·an , adjective
Word origin for Druse
C18: from Arabic Durūz the Druses, after Ismail al-Darazi Ismail the tailor, 11th-century Muslim leader who founded the sect