English Explanatory Dictionary

Nazariteship

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of being a Nazarite.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Nazariteship.

Word forms

Nazariteship

Etymology

From Nazarite + -ship, a calque of Hebrew נזירות (nzirút, “asceticism, monkhood”), from נזיר (nazír, “nazarite, monk, ascetic”) + ־וּת (-út, “-ness, -ism, -ity, -hood”), from נִזַּר (nizár, “to separate”).

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