Essenism
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
Essenism (usually uncountable, plural Essenisms)
- 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[edit]
“Essenism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.