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How to pronounce druse in English?

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Synonyms druze
Type of adherent, disciple

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The inner surfaces of such vugs are often coated with a crystal druse.
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Druse warlord Walid Jumblatt's militia and 40,000 Syrian troops responded with continuous bombardments of Christian neighborhoods.
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  • 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"
  • The Druze (/druu02D0z/; Arabic: u062Fu0631u0632u064Au200Eu200E derzu012B or durzu012B, plural u062Fu0631u0648u0632 duru016Bz; Hebrew: u05D3u05E8u05D5u05D6u05D9u200Eu200E dru016Bzu012B plural u05D3u05E8u05D5u05D6u05D9u05DD, druzim) are an Arabic-speaking esoteric ethnoreligious group, originating in Western Asia, who self-identify as unitarians (Al-Muwau1E25u1E25idu016Bn/Muwahhidun). Jethro of Midian is considered an ancestor of all Druze and revered as their spiritual founder as well as chief prophet.
  • A member of this community; Of, relating to, or to this religious community; A secretive community based mainly in the Middle East, whose religion is influenced by Islam
  • (Druzes (Druzi)) (n) A bed has a very fine crystalline structure similar to sugar or salt crystals in appearance and texture. Aggregate of minute crystals coating a surface.
  • (DRUZES) A heretical mystic sect of Muhammadans, which arose about the beginning of the eleventh century in the mountains of Syria. They are now chiefly found in the districts of Lebanon, and in the neighborhood of Damascus. ...
  • (Druzes) Small Mohammedan sect in Syria, notorious for their opposition to the ...
  • A religion that broke away from Islam about 1000 CE following the teachings of Darazi, Hamza ibn Ali ibn Ahmad and Baha El-Din. Druze call themselves Mowahhidoon (plural) or Mowahhid (singular) which means "monotheistic." The religion is officially secret, and they do not proselytize. ...
  • Druze is a layer of crystals that form within a mineral crust, like the inner cavity of a geode. Amethyst crystals are often found in a druze. The inner cavity of agate geodes are often lined with a druze of sparkling quartz crystals.