druse Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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
    Druze.
    • a Druze is permitted to conform outwardly to the faith of the unbelievers among whom he lives

WordNet

Druse noun
Etymology
Cf. G. druse bonny, crystallized piece of ore, Bohem. druza. Cf. Dross.
Definitions
  1. (Min.) A cavity in a rock, having its interior surface studded with crystals and sometimes filled with water; a geode.
Druse noun
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913