Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun essene

1 sense of essene

Sense 1
Essene -- (a member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus)
       => Jew, Hebrew, Israelite -- (a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties)

Similarity of adj essene

1 sense of essene

Sense 1
Essene -- (said of or relating to the Essenes)