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Culdee

/kʌlˈdiː/

Culdee noun: one of a class of anchorites who lived in various parts of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales in the Middle Ages.

Noun

Culdee (plural Culdees)

  1. (historical) One of a class of anchorites who lived in various parts of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales in the Middle Ages.
    • The pure Culdees were Albyn's earliest priests of God.1824, Thomas Campbell, Reullura

Forms of Culdee

pluralCuldees

Origin of Culdee

From Old Irish céile Dé (“servant of God”), a calque of Latin servus Deī.

Questions about Culdee

What does Culdee mean?
Culdee means one of a class of anchorites who lived in various parts of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales in the Middle Ages.
What part of speech is Culdee?
Culdee is a noun.
How do you pronounce Culdee?
Culdee is pronounced /kʌlˈdiː/.
What is the plural of Culdee?
The plural of Culdee is Culdees.

Words near Culdee in the dictionary

  1. culchies
  2. culching
  3. culcitoside
  4. Culciu
  5. culd
  6. Culdee
  7. Culdees
  8. culdesac
  9. culdesacs
  10. culdo-
  11. culdocenteses

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