A Jewish sect that opposed the Pharisees; sometimes identifies as a group of Sadducees. A recent review holds that the Hebrew term bytwsyn, bytysyn, traditionally rendered as "Boethusians," in reality were slightly altered forms of byt 'ysin"House [='school or 'community'] of Essenes."
baroque
When referring to an orthography, a revival of an outdated style. Instances of barogue orthography must be carefully distinguished from authentic oldstyle othography, especially if one is trying to data manuscripts paleographically.
