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noun
A member of a first-century ascetic Jewish sect in ancient Palestine from the second century BCE to the second century CE. The Essenes are believed to have been the authors of the Dead Sea scrolls.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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adjective
said of or relating to the Essenes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
a member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Jew, Hebrew, Israelite
History
From Ancient Greek Ἐσσηνοι (Essēnoi); earlier etymology unknown
Across languages
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