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Nazirite

Main Entry:: Naz·i·rite
Variant(s):: or Naz·a·rite \ˈna-zə-ˌrīt\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Late Latin nazaraeus, from Greek naziraios, nazaraios, from Hebrew nāzīr, literally, consecrated
Date:: 1560

: a Jew of biblical times consecrated to God by a vow to avoid drinking wine, cutting the hair, and being defiled by the presence of a corpse

— Naz·i·rit·ism

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\-ˌrī-ˌti-zəm\ noun

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