nazarite

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Definition of nazarite in English English dictionary

{n} one of the Jews who professed an extraordinary purity of life and devotion

{i} Jewish person in biblical times who had taken some strict religious vows of abstinence (such as not to drink wine or cut the hair), Nazirite; person from Nazareth; Jesus Christ; Christian person (Historical)

The word is also used adjectively

A Jew bound by a vow to lave the hair uncut, to abstain from wine and strong drink, and to practice extraordinary purity of life and devotion, the obligation being for life, or for a certain time

Related Terms

A Nazarite

nazirite

Hyphenation

Na·za·rite