English Dictionary: Druse | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Druse \Druse\, n. One of a people and religious sect dwelling chiefly in the Lebanon mountains of Syria. The Druses separated from the Mohammedan Arabs in the 9th century. Their characteristic dogma is the unity of God. -- Am. Cyc. |