Glossary

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Áed: A Sacred fire used in rituals, prepared in a unique fashion and can only be done by a Druid

Bile: A Sacred Tree

Birach-Derc: The Name of Balor's eye and the name of the Evil Eye.

Buada: Divine prescriptions or actions to carry out in a particular role.

Cumall: A Heroic Figure or Apotheosised human. 
Draoi: The principal name of the Gaelic priesthood of the Society.

Erdathe: 'The time of Smoke' The end of the world in Senchus.

Feis: A Sacred Feast either around a particular rite or festival that precedes a sleep for knowledge

Donn Feis: The Ritual of sleeping at the tombs of one ancestors in order to gain messages and knowledge from the dead. 

Eo Feis: The Slaughter and ritualised eating of a Sacred Salmon for knowledge

Fir: 'Truth' a central concept of the Society, denotes the order of the universe 

Fir Flaithemon: 'Truth of the Ruler' the right to rule amongst the High King as long as he keeps to certain principals.

Fomori: The name of the tribe of evil spirits, although not all are evil in Society belief.

Gau: 'Falsehood' a central concept of the Society, denotes the destruction of universal order

Gau Flaithemon: 'Ruler's Falsehood' When the High King has broken Fir Flaithemon and no longer has the right to rule.

Geis: Sacred Religious Taboos that must never be broken

Glan: Ritual Cleanness and Purity, the state reached through Glanaid rituals

Glanaid: Purification in the ritual sense.

Nemed: The Name of the Sacred Class, refers to Draoi, Flaith and Bards

Nemeton: A Sacred space such as a Sacred grove or Temple

Rún: Used in Scotland to refer to charms and folk prayers

Salach: Ritual Dirtiness caused by both physical dirtiness and in the moral and spiritual sense, one cannot perform rituals in this state and must perform Glanaid rituals.

Sen: An Ancient or venerated Ancestor/s

Senairecht: The Practise or Divination, an essential practice of Druidry in the Society.

Senbuad: The Totem of a Gaelic clan

Senchus: Ancient Tradition, the preferred name of Gaelic Paganism by the Society.

Tarb Feis: A sacred bull Sacrifice to determine a new High King.

Tuatha De: The name of the tribe of the gods in Senchus Belief

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