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Essenes: A Jewish mystical sect somewhat resembling the Pharisees. They
affected great purity. They originated about B.C. 100 and
disappeared from history after the destruction of Jerusalem. They are
not directly mentioned in Scripture, although they may be referred to
in
(Matthew 19:11,12, Colossians 2:8,18,23)
