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}]