Culdee

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʌlˈdiː/

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.
   • 1824, Thomas Campbell, Reullura:

     The pure Culdees were Albyn's earliest priests of God.

References

• “Culdee”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• cedule