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Essaism
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English
Etymology
From en Essene ism.
Noun
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en Essenism.
en 1852 The history of the Christian Church Heinrich Wilhelm Josias Thiersch 139 In the Epistle to the Colossians, which both date and contents connect with the encyclical Epistle, he denounces a Judaistic amalgamation of Christianity with Essaism.
en 1880 The Angel-messiah of Buddhists, Essenes, and Christians Ernst von Bunsen 129 Love of truth was inculcated by Essaism, as by Parsism and Buddhism, and was promised by an oath.
en 1891 Books which Influenced Our Lord and His Apostles John Ebenezer Honeyman Thomson How difficult this investigation, how doubtful its results, may be understood when we mention that Hilgenfeld says, Jüdische Apocalyptik, p. 245: "Essaism is the most enigmatical phenomenon of later Judaism ; " and Lucius (der Essenismus, p. 63) makes a remark precisely similar.
Anagrams
en aeimsss Massies Messias amisses