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.

Anagrams

• missense