Essenism

English

Etymology

Essene +‎ -ism

Noun

Essenism (usually uncountable, plural Essenisms)

  1. The doctrines or practices of the Essenes.
    • 1858, Thomas De Quincey, The Essenes Supplementary:
      In taking leave , I add , as an extra argument against the possibility that Essenism could have been contemporary with the birth of Christianity […]

References

“Essenism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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