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Early monastic (6 letter answer)

The Answer

ESSENE

Tags

abstainer ancient around bc cenobite century certain christ dead early essene former jewish member monastic monk mystic native palestine palestinian qumram qumran scribe scroll sea second semite strict time yore

Notes

The answer ESSENE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.

Related Clues

Ancient abstainer
Ancient ascetic
Ancient monk
Ancient mystic
Ancient Palestinian
Ancient sect
Ancient Semite
Ascetic of old
Certain Judean
Early ascetic
Early monk
Early Palestinian
Monk of yore
Ancient Jewish mystic
Ancient native of Qumran
Ancient Qumran dweller
Cenobite of ancient Palestine
Dead Sea monastic
Early Jewish sect
Former Qumram denizen
Dead Sea Scrolls scribe
Second-century B.C. ascetic
Strict Sabbath observer of yore
Sect member around the time of Christ

Definition

ESSENE as a noun:

1. a member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus

ESSENE as an adjective:

1. said of or relating to the Essenes
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