ESSENES

Meaning of ESSENES in English

(pl. ) of Essene

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

ESSENES — ( pl. ) of Essene
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ESSENES — pl of essene.
Webster English vocab
ESSENES — a Jewish sect, who, according to the description of Josephus, combined the ascetic virtues of the Pythagoreans and Stoics with …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
ESSENES — Ессеи
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
THE ESSENES — ascetic sect of Judaism which inhabited the area north of the Dead Sea between approximately 200 BC - AD 100 …
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QUMRĀN — Site on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1947. Excavations less …
Английский словарь Британика
ESSENE — Member of a Jewish sect active in Palestine from the 2nd century BC to the 1st century AD. The Essenes …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
ESSENISM — (n.) The doctrine or the practices of the Essenes.
Английский словарь Webster
ESSENISM — ( n. ) The doctrine or the practices of the Essenes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ESSENISM — noun the doctrine or the practices of the essenes.
Webster English vocab
YEAR IN REVIEW 1998: ARCHAEOLOGY — Eastern Hemisphere. In 1997 stone tools from Ethiopia's Gona River were dated to between 2,600,000 and 2,520,000 years ago, which …
Britannica English vocabulary
WAR OF THE SONS OF LIGHT AGAINST THE SONS OF DARKNESS, THE — Hebrew Megillat Milhamat B'ne, or Beb'ne Hoshekh, also called War Rule, or War Scroll, a Dead Sea Scroll, and one …
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TWELVE PATRIARCHS, TESTAMENTS OF THE — pseudepigraphal work (not in any biblical canon) purporting to present the last words of the 12 sons of Jacobfounders of …
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THERAPEUTAE — Greek Therapeutai (Healers, or Attendants), singular Therapeutes Jewish sect of ascetics closely resembling the Essenes, believed to have settled on …
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SCHECHTER, SOLOMON — born Dec. 7, 1847, Foc-sani, Rom. died Nov. 19, 1915, New York, N.Y., U.S. outstanding authority on the Talmud, and …
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QUMRAN — also spelled Kumran region on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, notable since 1947 as the site of the …
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HASIDEAN — Hebrew Hasid, or Chasid (Pious One), plural Hasidim, or Chasidim, member of a pre-Christian Jewish sect of uncertain origin, noted …
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ESSENE — member of a religious sect or brotherhood that flourished in Palestine from about the 2nd century BC to the end …
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DEAD SEA SCROLLS — ancient manuscripts (of leather, papyrus, and copper) discovered in desert caves and ancient ruins in the wilderness of Judaea. They …
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DAMASCUS DOCUMENT — in full The Document Of The New Covenant In The Land Of Damascus, also called Zadokite Fragments, one of the …
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BOETHUSIAN — member of a Jewish sect that flourished for a century or so before the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70. …
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BIBLICAL LITERATURE IN LITURGY — Biblical literature in liturgy Biblical literature in the liturgy of Judaism The liturgy of Judaism is that of the synagogue, …
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BAPTISM — a sacrament of admission to the Christian Church. The forms and rituals of the various churches vary, but Baptism almost …
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SUBSCRIBE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB for ▪ This is of little importance since in practice only two shares will …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MYSTIC — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Both men were secular mystics who chose to canonise their own tastes. ▪ Feminist …
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MARXIST — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a Marxist perspective ▪ From a Marxist perspective, crime is largely the product of …
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ASCETIC — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ They belonged to an ascetic Jewish sect called the Essenes EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ …
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APOCALYPTIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN view ▪ The Essenes were not only greatly inclined to apocalyptic views and legalism, …
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QUMRAN — Site on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1947. Excavations less …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ESSENE — n. Member of a Jewish sect active in Palestine from the 2nd century BC to the 1st century AD. The …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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