priests, judges, and teachers in ancient Celtic society who were believed to have magical powers and deep knowledge of nature and the gods.
From Latin 'druidae', which came from a Celtic word possibly meaning 'oak-knower' (from 'dru-' meaning oak). These were the intellectual and spiritual leaders of Celtic peoples in Iron Age Europe.
Druids were basically the ancient Celtic version of scientists, priests, and philosophers combined—they studied astronomy, medicine, and law, and people believed they could predict the future by studying animal behavior and natural phenomena.
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