Essenism


Es·sene

E0217000 (ĕs′ēn′, ĭ-sēn′)n. A member of an ascetic Jewish sect that existed in ancient Palestine from the second century bc to the second century ad.
[Latin Essēnī, the Essenes, from Greek Essēnoi, from Aramaic ḥasên, pl. of ḥasē, righteous, holy; see ḫśy in Semitic roots.]
Es·se′ni·an (ĕ-sē′nē-ən), Es·sen′ic (ĕ-sĕn′ĭk) adj.Es·se′nism n.