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Culdee — Cul*dee (k?l d? or k?l d?), n. [ Prob. fr. Gael.cuilteach; cf. Ir. ceilede.] One of a class of anchorites who lived in various parts of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. [1913 Webster] The pure Culdees Were Albyn s earliest priests of God. Campbell.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
culdee — (n.) mid 12c., from O.Ir. cele de anchorite, from cele associate, sometimes servant + de of God. Perhaps an attempt to translate some Latin term for religious hermit … Etymology dictionary
Culdee — Céli Dé or Culdees were originally members of ascetic Christian monastic and eremitical communities of Ireland, Scotland and England in the Middle Ages. The term is used of St. John the Apostle, of a missioner from abroad recorded in the Annals… … Wikipedia
Culdee — Les Culdee (ou Céli Dé, compagnons de dieu, voire Kelidei) sont des moines ayant vécu au Moyen Âge dans les Îles Britanniques[1]. Ils ont maintenu la tradition du Christianisme irlandais en Irlande, en Écosse et en Angleterre. ↑ John Jamieson, An … Wikipédia en Français
Culdee Fell Railway — The Culdee Fell Railway … Wikipedia
Culdee — Member of an Anglo Scottish order of ascetics … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
culdee — ˈkəlˌdē noun ( s) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: New Latin culdei (plural), alteration (influenced by New Latin cultores Dei worshipers of God) of Medieval Latin keldei, keledei, from Old Irish cēle Dē, literally, companion of God, from cēle … Useful english dictionary
Aengus the Culdee — Infobox Saint name=Saint Aengus (the Culdee) birth date=unknown death date=death date|824|3|11|df=y feast day=11 March venerated in=Roman Catholic Church imagesize= caption= birth place=Clonengh, Ireland death place= titles= beatified date=… … Wikipedia
St. Aengus (The Culdee) — St. Aengus (the Culdee) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Aengus (the Culdee) An Irish saint who flourished in the last quarter of the eighth century, and is held in imperishable honour as the author of the Feliré, or Festology of the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Aengus, Saint (the Culdee) — • Irish hermit, hagiographer, poet, late eighth century Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
