Essene

[ es-een, e-seen ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Judaism.

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

/ ˈɛsiːn; ɛˈsiːn; ɛˈsɛnɪk; ɛˈsiːnɪən /

Judaism 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

Es·se·ni·an [e-, see, -nee-, uh, n], Es·sen·ic [e-, sen, -ik], adjective

Further, John's rite had a far deeper religious significance than the Essene washings.

Another derivation of the name Essene is "bather," baptist, from their frequent ablutions.

The original Essene ideas from which it had sprung were completely lost to view.

There is a hint of this in Essene's account of Lassik war stories (1942, p. 91).

The twelve chosen were all Jews, probably of the Essene order.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

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