NAZIRITE


Meaning of NAZIRITE in English

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

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