Es·sene n.; pl. Essenes   One of a sect among the Jews in the time of our Savior, remarkable for their strictness and abstinence.

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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 Matt. 19:11, 12, Col. 2:8, 18, 23.