Meaning Of The Word Essene
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Essene Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Essene?
Essene in American English
a member of an ancient Jewish sect of ascetics and mystics, which existed to the middle of the 1st century a. d. noun: a member of a Palestinian sect, characterized by asceticism, celibacy, and joint holding of property, that flourished from the 2nd century b.c. to the 2nd century a.d. Essene in British English noun: a member of an ascetic sect that flourished in Palestine from the second century bc to the second century ad, living in strictly organized communities |
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