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Webster 1913 Edition

(k[GREEK]l-d[GREEK]′ or k[GREEK]l′d[GREEK])

Noun.

[ Prob. fr. Gael.

cuilteach

; cf. Ir.

ceilede

One of a class of anchorites who lived in various parts of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.

The pure

Culdees

Were Albyn’s earliest priests of God.

Campbell.

Noun.

[L., worshipers of God.] A monkish priest, remarkable for religious duties. The Culdees formerly inhabited Scotland, Ireland and Wales.

Culdee ‎(plural Culdees)

One of a class of anchorites who lived in various parts of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.
The pure Culdees were Albyn's earliest priests of God. — Campbell.