essene

Relating to a Jewish sect that existed from the 2nd century BCE to the 1st century CE; the word is now obsolete in common usage except in historical or religious contexts.

• 🇪🇸Perteneciente o relativo a la secta judía de los esenios, que existió desde el siglo II a. C. hasta el I d. C.; el término es hoy poco usado fuera de contextos históricos o religiosos, y también puede referirse a los miembros de dicha secta o a sus prácticas ascéticas.

1. Relating to the Essenes C2 formal

   Of or pertaining to the Essenes, a Jewish religious sect that flourished from the 2nd century BCE to the 1st century CE, known for its asceticism, communal living, and strict observance of religious law.

   • The Essene community at Qumran is famous for the Dead Sea Scrolls.
   • Essene beliefs emphasized purity and separation from worldly affairs.
   • Scholars study Essene texts to understand early Jewish mysticism.

   🇪🇸esenio

• more essene comparative form
• most essene superlative form

nombre propio

A member of an ascetic Jewish sect that flourished from the 2nd century BCE to the 1st century CE, known for communal living and strict religious observance.

• 🇪🇸Miembro de una secta judía ascética que floreció desde el siglo II a.C. hasta el siglo I d.C., conocida por su vida comunal y su estricta observancia de los rituales religiosos.

1. Member of an ancient Jewish sect C2 formal

   A member of a strict, ascetic Jewish religious group that existed from the 2nd century BCE to the 1st century CE, known for communal living, ritual purity, and study of sacred texts.

   • The Essenes lived in isolated communities near the Dead Sea.
   • Scholars believe the Dead Sea Scrolls were written by the Essenes.
   • The Essenes practiced strict rules of purity and shared all their possessions.

   🇪🇸esenio

• essenes plural form
• essenes' possessive plural form
• essene's possessive singular form