noun
or naz·a·rite ˈnazəˌrīt, usu -īd.+V
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Late Latin nazaræus Nazarite (from Greek nazaraios, naziraios, from Hebrew nāzīr, from nāzar to consecrate) + English -ite
: a man of ancient Israel or Judah consecrated to God for a given time by an ascetic vow especially to avoid drinking wine, cutting the hair, and being defiled by a corpse