NAZIRITE


Meaning of NAZIRITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or Naz·a·rite ˈna-zə-ˌrīt

Etymology: Late Latin nazaraeus, from Greek naziraios, nazaraios, from Hebrew nāzīr, 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 -ˌrī-ˌti-zəm noun

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