Nazarite

[næzәrait]

Definition

(n.) 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. The word is also used adjectively.

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Definition

n. a Jew who vowed to abstain from strong drink &c.—also Naz′irite.—n. Naz′aritism the vow and practice of a Nazarite.

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