English Explanatory Dictionary

Nazarite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Jew bound by a vow to leave the hair uncut, to abstain from alcohol, and to practice extraordinary purity of life and devotion.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Nazarite.

Word forms

Nazarite Nazarites Nazareite Nazirite

Etymology

A blend of Hebrew נָזִיר (nazír, “nazarite, monk, ascetic”) + -ite, from נִזַּר (nizár, “to separate”).

Derived words

Nazariteship Nazaritic Nazaritish Nazaritism
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