Essene
Meanings
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.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἐσσηνοι (Essēnoi); earlier etymology unknown
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