Nazariteship

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being a Nazarite. uncountable
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Nazariteship. alt-of, uncountable

Etymology

From Nazarite + -ship, a calque of Hebrew נזירות (nzirút, “asceticism, monkhood”), from נזיר (nazír, “nazarite, monk, ascetic”) + ־וּת (-út, “-ness, -ism, -ity, -hood”), from נִזַּר (nizár, “to separate”).

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