'Culdee' definitions:

Definition of 'Culdee'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]