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Druid vs Wiccan - What's the difference?

druid | wiccan |

Wiccan is a hyponym of druid.



As nouns the difference between druid and wiccan

is that druid is one of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions while Wiccan is a follower of Wicca.

As an adjective Wiccan is

of or pertaining to the neo-pagan religion of Wicca.

druid

English

(wikipedia druid)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions.
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    Usage notes

    * Often capitalized: Druid.

    Derived terms

    * druidic * druidism

    wiccan

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to the neo-pagan religion of Wicca.
    • The pentacle is sometimes worn as a Wiccan symbol.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A follower of Wicca.

    • Synonyms

    *Wiccanist

    Hypernyms

    * pagan, religionist

    Hyponyms

    * Eclectic Wiccan, Alexandrian Wiccan, Gardnerian Wiccan, Odyssean Wiccan, Dianic Wiccan, Celtic Wiccan, Faery Wiccan

    Coordinate terms

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