Druid vs. Elf — What's the Difference?

A druid was a member of the high-ranking class in ancient Celtic cultures. Druids were religious leaders as well as legal authorities, adjudicators, lorekeepers, medical professionals and political advisors.

An elf (plural: elves) is a type of humanoid supernatural being in Germanic mythology and folklore (especially North Germanic mythology and folklore). In medieval Germanic-speaking cultures, elves generally seem to have been thought of as beings with magical powers and supernatural beauty, ambivalent towards everyday people and capable of either helping or hindering them.

A member of an order of priests in ancient Gaul and Britain who appear in Welsh and Irish legend as prophets and sorcerers.

A mythical creature in human form but usually smaller, often considered mischievous.

One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions.

A lively, mischievous child.

One of an order of priests which in ancient times existed among certain branches of the Celtic race, especially among the Gauls and Britons.

A usually sprightly or mischievous or sometimes spiteful person.

A member of a social and benevolent order, founded in London in 1781, and professedly based on the traditions of the ancient Druids. Lodges or groves of the society are established in other countries.

(Norse mythology) A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of Álfheim (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy.

A pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland

Any from a race of mythical, supernatural beings resembling but seen as distinct from human beings. They are usually delicate-featured and skilled in magic or spellcrafting; sometimes depicted as clashing with dwarves, especially in modern fantasy literature.

(fantasy) Any of the magical, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse álfar (through Tolkien's Eldar).

A very diminutive person; a dwarf.

(South Africa) The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).

To twist into elflocks (of hair); to mat.

An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite, much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit, supposed to haunt hills and wild places, and generally represented as delighting in mischievous tricks.

A very diminutive person; a dwarf.

To entangle mischievously, as an elf might do.

(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

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