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nazarite

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Noun
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Naz=a=rite

CIDE DICTIONARY

nazariteprop. n. 
     A Jew bound by a vow to leave 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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

nazarite, n. (also Nazirite) hist. a Hebrew who had taken certain vows of abstinence; an ascetic (Num. 6).

Etymology
LL Nazaraeus f. Heb. nazir f. nazar to separate or consecrate oneself

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