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ESSENE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Essene" is a kind 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)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Said of or relating to the Essenes

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Essene (a member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus)

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