essene

English Thesaurus

1. a member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus (noun.person)

hypernym	:	hebrew, israelite, jew,
definition	:	a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties (noun.person)

2. said of or relating to the Essenes (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	essene,
definition	:	a member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus (noun.person)

pertainym	:	essene,
definition	:	a member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus (noun.person)