Druze

noun

ˈdrüz 

variants or Druse

plural Druze or Druzes or Druse or Druses

often attributive

: a member of a religious sect originating among Muslims and centered in Lebanon and Syria

Examples of Druze in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Druze are a small religious and ethnic minority in the Middle East, with a population of about 1 million spread across communities in Syria, Lebanon and Israel. —Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025

Today, about 25,000 Israeli Jews live in the Golan Heights, and about 25,000 Druze. —Uriel Heilman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025

Walid Jumblatt, a Lebanese Druze leader who is widely respected by Druze outside Lebanon, warned about Israel’s ambitions last week. —Mostafa Salem, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025

This month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu identified a new pretext for further Israeli military presence in southern Syria as reports circulated of clashes between Druze militias and security forces of the interim Syrian government in the southern outskirts of Damascus. —Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Arabic Durūz, plural, from Muḥammad ibn-Ismaʽīl al-Darazī †1019 Muslim religious leader

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Druze

• blues
• boos
• booze
• brews
• bruise
• chews
• choose
• chuse
• clews
• clues
• coups
• crews