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Essene
Es-sene′
,Noun.
pl.
Essenes
(#)
. [Gr. [GREEK], lit., physicians, because they practiced medicine, fr. Chald
āsayā
to heal, cf. Heb. asā
.] One of a sect among the Jews in the time of our Savior, remarkable for their strictness and abstinence.
Definition 2024
Essene
Essene
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English
Noun
Essene (plural Essenes)
- 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.
Coordinate terms
Related terms
- Essene bread
- Essenian
- Essenic
- Essenism
Translations
member of 1st century Jewish sect
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