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Druse

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

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.

Source : WordNet®

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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