Nazarite

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A Jew bound by a vow to leave the hair uncut, to abstain from alcohol, and to practice extraordinary purity of life and devotion.
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Nazarite. alt-of

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abstainerabstainerchristian

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"The blessings of thy father are strengthened with the blessings of his fathers: until the desire of the everlasting hills should come: may they be upon the head of Joseph, and upon the crown of the Nazarite among his brethren."

Etymology

A blend of Hebrew נָזִיר (nazír, “nazarite, monk, ascetic”) + -ite, from נִזַּר (nizár, “to separate”).

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