Crossword-Solution: CULDEES
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| CULDEES | anagram | SECLUDE |
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| SCOTTISH religious communities, former | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an
animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal
fin of a fish; the dorsal artery of the tongue; -- opposed to ventral.
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SDAROL
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Sentences with CULDEES (5)
Prior to the introduction of the Christian system in Ireland the Sabian ceremonial had been succeeded by the Druidical, upon which had been engrafted that of the Culdees, and notwithstanding the fact that the Romish Church gradually usurped the ecclesiastical functions in Ireland, the last named people who for ages had been regarded as the depositaries of the ancient faith and the ancient system of laws, were highly respected by the people for their sanctity and learning.
The name by which those who submitted to the rule were known was that of Culdees, probably from the Latin "cultores Dei" worshippers of God.
Campbell, in his poem of Reullura, alludes to the married monks of Iona: "----The pure Culdees Were Albyn's earliest priests of God, Ere yet an island of her seas By foot of Saxon monk was trod, Long ere her churchmen by bigotry Were barred from holy wedlock's tie.
These unfavorable circumstances led to its gradual decline, which was expedited by the supervision of the Culdees throughout Scotland.
The name by which those who submitted to the rule were known was that of Culdees, probably from the Latin "cultores Dei"--worshippers of God.