n.
Variant: or Naz · a · rite
Pronunciation: ' na-z ə - ˌ r ī t
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin nazaraeus, from Greek naziraios, nazaraios, from Hebrew n ā z ī r, literally, consecrated
Date: 1560
: a Jew of biblical times consecrated to God by a vow to avoid drinking wine, cutting the hair, and being defiled by the presence of a corpse
– Naz · i · rit · ism \ - ˌ r ī - ˌ ti-z ə m \ noun