NAZIRITE


Meaning of NAZIRITE in English

[Naz.i.rite] or Naz.a.rite n [LL nazaraeus, fr. Gk naziraios, nazaraios, fr. Heb nazir, lit., consecrated] (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 n

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