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  1. druidismnoun

    the system of religion and philosophy taught by the Druids and their rites and ceremonies

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  1. druidismnoun

    The religion, philosophical beliefs, and attendant ritual practices of the druids.

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  1. druidism

    A druid was a member of the high-ranking class in ancient Celtic cultures. Druids were religious leaders as well as legal authorities, adjudicators, lorekeepers, medical professionals and political advisors. Druids left no written accounts. While they were reported to have been literate, they are believed to have been prevented by doctrine from recording their knowledge in written form. Their beliefs and practices are attested in some detail by their contemporaries from other cultures, such as the Romans and the Greeks. The earliest known references to the druids date to the 4th century BCE. The oldest detailed description comes from Julius Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico (50s BCE). They were described by other Roman writers such as Cicero, Tacitus, and Pliny the Elder. Following the Roman invasion of Gaul, the druid orders were suppressed by the Roman government under the 1st-century CE emperors Tiberius and Claudius, and had disappeared from the written record by the 2nd century. In about 750 CE, the word druid appears in a poem by Blathmac, who wrote about Jesus, saying that he was "better than a prophet, more knowledgeable than every druid, a king who was a bishop and a complete sage." The druids appear in some of the medieval tales from Christianized Ireland like "Táin Bó Cúailnge", where they are largely portrayed as sorcerers who opposed the coming of Christianity. In the wake of the Celtic revival during the 18th and 19th centuries, fraternal and neopagan groups were founded based on ideas about the ancient druids, a movement known as Neo-Druidism. Many popular notions about druids, based on misconceptions of 18th-century scholars, have been largely superseded by more recent study.

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  1. druidism

    Druidism, also known as Druidry, is a spiritual or religious philosophy and tradition that is based on the reverence of the natural world, often especially associated with ancient Celtic practices. It holds beliefs in the sacredness of nature, the existence of divine beings, and the veneration of ancestors. Druidism typically stresses living in harmony with the Earth and its creatures, and may involve various rituals, meditation, magic, and divination. It has been revived and modified in modern times and has no central authority or dogma, so beliefs and practices can vary greatly among adherents.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Druidismnoun

    the system of religion, philosophy, and instruction, received and taught by the Druids; the rites and ceremonies of the Druids

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of druidism in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of druidism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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