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ESSENE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus
Classified under:
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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