druidic
Of oak priests
Druidic means relating to or characteristic of druids—the priestly class of ancient Celtic peoples who served as religious leaders, judges, and scholars.
The word appears most often in fantasy contexts, where druidic magic typically involves nature, forests, and shapeshifting: The druidic ritual required moonlight and oak leaves.
Also spelled Druidic.
Quercus genus member
- groveSmall stand of trees
- mistletoeParasitic festive greenery
- forestTree-dense ecosystem
- woodlandForested land area
herbs · yew · holly · rowan · hazel · sacred trees · wicker · natural cycles
Ordained religious office
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- initiatesStarts or new members
- acolytesDevoted followers or assistants
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
judges · healers · counselors · intermediaries · nemeton · sacred grove · white robes · memorization
Roman-era Western Europe
Formal event marking occasions
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- offeringSomething presented or given
- libationCeremonial drink offering
- invocationCalling upon higher authority
incantation · chanting · consecration · Beltane · Samhain · wicker man · bonfire · scrying
Great age, ancient era
- Iron AgePost-bronze historical period
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- primordialExisting from the start
ancestral · olden · Stonehenge · megalith · barrow · cairn · dolmen · standing stones
Worthy of reverence
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- polytheismBelief in multiple deities
- animismSpirits inhabit all things
- otherworldSupernatural plane of existence
afterlife · reincarnation · transmigration · deities · pantheon · Brigid · Morrigan · sanctity
Of hidden spiritual significance
- occultConcealed from view
- arcaneUnderstood by few
- magicSupernatural or illusory power
- spellcraftSkill in magical arts
enchantment · shapeshifting · prophecy · seer · visionary · mysteries · initiatory · hermetic
oak
Quercus genus member
woodland · herbs · yew · holly · rowan · hazel · sacred trees · wicker · natural cycles · seasons
priesthood
Ordained religious office
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- initiatesStarts or new members
- acolytesDevoted followers or assistants
oral tradition · judges · healers · counselors · intermediaries · nemeton · sacred grove · white robes · memorization · triads
Gaul
Roman-era Western Europe
Picts · Boudicca · tribes · clans · La Tène · Galatia · woad
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- offeringSomething presented or given
- libationCeremonial drink offering
invocation · incantation · chanting · consecration · Beltane · Samhain · wicker man · bonfire · scrying · divination
antiquity
Great age, ancient era
- Iron AgePost-bronze historical period
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
primordial · ancestral · olden · Stonehenge · megalith · barrow · cairn · dolmen · standing stones · tumulus
sacred
Worthy of reverence
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- polytheismBelief in multiple deities
- animismSpirits inhabit all things
otherworld · afterlife · reincarnation · transmigration · deities · pantheon · Brigid · Morrigan · sanctity · holy
mystical
Of hidden spiritual significance
spellcraft · enchantment · shapeshifting · prophecy · seer · visionary · mysteries · initiatory · hermetic
- fantasy aestheticsethereal, mystical, enchanted, whimsical, high fantasy
druidicChristian
Adherent of the gospel
Catholic · Abrahamic · Protestant · monotheistic · Islamic
druidicindustrial
Of factories and production
technological · urban · mechanized · artificial · synthetic
druidicscientific
Of or using research methods
empirical · rationalist · academic · scholastic · secular
- druid circleAssembly of Celtic priests
- druid's circleMegalithic ceremonial site
- druid groveCeltic priests' woodland sanctuary