Essene
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.
Essenic
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a word derived from
Essene.
Example Sentences
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It becomes almost a certainty that Eusebius was right in surmising that Essenic writings have been used by Paul and the evangelists.
But to be an Essenic doctor was to be the most ascetic scholar and the most scholarly ascetic in the world, at that time.
From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Elizabeth Miller
He observed but few ceremonies, that of Baptism being the principal one, and which, as we have shown, was an Essenic rite having an occult and mystical significance.
From Mystic Christianity by William Walker Atkinson
And thou art not a member of the Essenic order—only a neophyte.
From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Elizabeth Miller
The old Essenic habit was strong in Marsyas.
From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Elizabeth Miller
