Essene

Other forms: Essenes

Definitions of Essene
  1. noun
    a member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus
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    type of:
    Hebrew, Israelite, Jew
    a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
  2. adjective
    said of or relating to the Essenes
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