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Essenes is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Essenes in a sentence

Essenes meaning

plural of Essene

Using Essenes

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of Essene
  • In the example corpus, essenes often appears in combinations such as: the essenes, essenes in, of essenes.

Context around Essenes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 4 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

excelled 1× practiced 1×

Sentence patterns with Essenes

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

discuss the essenes in detail 1× identified the essenes as one 1× josephus the essenes had settled 1× of the essenes in the 1× order of essenes that observed 1× sect of essenes practiced celibacy 1× so called essenes in chapter 1× that the essenes and pharisees 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a little later 1× according to josephus 1× he argued that 1× josephus identified the 1× josephus the jewish 1× pliny relates in 1×

Common sentence endings:

an early age 1× as follows 2 1× essenes in detail 1× in every town 1× jewish war c 1× of that period 1×

Words around Essenes

Just before it in the word index:

essendon 124 essences 24 essence 1.324 essen 36 esselen 3 essel 5

Just after it in the word index:

essent 15 essentia 40 essential 6.635 essentialise 2 essentialism 23 essentialist 22

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Essenes

  • In this selection, "essenes" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, excelled and practiced stand out and add context to how "essenes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include discuss the essenes in detail and identified the essenes as one. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "essenes" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with essenes

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Essenes According to the Classical Sources. (7 words)

Scholarly discussion Josephus and Philo discuss the Essenes in detail. (10 words)

Josephus identified the Essenes as one of the three major Jewish sects of that period. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Many of the Essene groups appear to have been celibate, but Josephus speaks also of another "order of Essenes" that observed the practice of being engaged for three years and then becoming married. (33 words)

Josephus the Jewish historian writes, "The Essenes also, as we call a sect of ours…live the same kind of life as do those whom the Greeks call Pythagoreans…" " William Whiston, trans. (32 words)

He argued that the Essenes and Pharisees argued that God's providence orders all human events, but the Pharisees still maintained that people are able to choose between right and wrong. (31 words)

Example sentences (13)

According to Josephus, the Essenes had settled "not in one city" but "in large numbers in every town".

A little later, Josephus gave a detailed account of the Essenes in The Jewish War (c.

He argued that the Essenes and Pharisees argued that God's providence orders all human events, but the Pharisees still maintained that people are able to choose between right and wrong.

Josephus identified the Essenes as one of the three major Jewish sects of that period.

Josephus the Jewish historian writes, "The Essenes also, as we call a sect of ours…live the same kind of life as do those whom the Greeks call Pythagoreans…" " William Whiston, trans.

Many of the Essene groups appear to have been celibate, but Josephus speaks also of another "order of Essenes" that observed the practice of being engaged for three years and then becoming married.

Pliny relates in a few lines that the Essenes do not marry, possess no money, and had existed for thousands of generations.

Scholarly discussion Josephus and Philo discuss the Essenes in detail.

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The Essenes According to the Classical Sources.

The Qumran calendar seeAlso Many of the Dead Sea (Qumran) Scrolls have references to a unique calendar, used by the people there, who are often assumed to be Essenes.

To cure such diseases, it was necessary to draw out the evil demons by certain incantations and talismanic performances, at which the Essenes excelled.

We come to understand his true feelings about these so-called "Essenes" in Chapter 8 of " The Jewish War " as follows: :"2.

While the Jewish sect of essenes practiced celibacy the general practice of the Jewish community by that time prescribed marriage for everybody, and at an early age.

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Common combinations with essenes

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "essenes" in a sentence?
An example: "According to Josephus, the Essenes had settled "not in one city" but "in large numbers in every town"." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "essenes" from authentic English texts.
What does "essenes" mean?
Essenes means: plural of Essene
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