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• n  a member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus
• a  said of or relating to the Essenes

• The text of the fragment pictured is from a commentary on Habakkuk, in which an unknown essene writer sought to tell the story of his sect by a highly fanciful commentary on the .

• Essene

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• Pope Benedict XVI in Independent Online
  In addition, the Pope said on Thursday, Jesus celebrated Passover "without a lamb, as did the Essene community", which did not sacrifice animals.