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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

NAZIRITE

NAZIRITE Naz "i *rite, n.

Defn: A Nazarite.

New American Oxford Dictionary

Nazirite

Naz i rite |ˈnazəˌrīt ˈnæzəraɪt |(also Nazarite ) ▶noun historical an Israelite consecrated to the service of God, under vows to abstain from alcohol, let the hair grow, and avoid defilement by contact with corpses (Num. 6 ). ORIGIN from Hebrew nāzīr ‘consecrated one, ’ from nāzar ‘to separate or consecrate oneself, ’ + -ite 1 .

Oxford Dictionary

Nazirite

Nazirite |ˈnazərʌɪt |(also Nazarite ) ▶noun historical an Israelite who was consecrated to the service of God, under vows to abstain from alcohol, let the hair grow, and avoid defilement by contact with dead bodies (Num. 6 ). ORIGIN from Hebrew nāzīr ‘consecrated one ’, from nāzar ‘to separate or consecrate oneself ’, + -ite 1 .