Nazarite

American  

[naz-uh-rahyt] / ˈnæz əˌraɪt /

Or Nazirite

noun

1. (among the ancient Hebrews) a person who had taken certain strict religious vows, usually for a limited period.

2. Rare. a Nazarene.

3. Rare. Christ.

4. Obsolete. a Christian.

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Nazarite ¹ British  

/ ˈnæzəˌraɪt /

noun

1. another word for Nazarene Nazarene

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Nazarite ² British  

/ ˈnæzəˌraɪt /

noun

1. a religious ascetic of ancient Israel

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Nazaritic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Nazarite

1550–60; < Late Latin Nāzar ( aeus ) (< Greek Nāzēraîos, equivalent to nāzēr (< Hebrew nāzīr consecrated person) + -aios suffix) + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

He explained that the Bible says that while someone is observing the Nazarite vow, "no razor may be used on their head."

From Fox News • Aug. 3, 2021

I have been Nazarite for the vow that was upon me.

From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

"There hath not come a razor upon my head," says he, "for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb."

From Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning by Doane, T. W.

A most important truth is here taught—that even unwitting contact with death might bring sin upon the Nazarite.

From Separation and Service or Thoughts on Numbers VI, VII. by Taylor, James Hudson

You will, I hope, remember Samson, who was a Nazarite from his birth; and who fell into great trouble, because his vow was broken, when his hair was cut off by Delilah.

From "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) by Ross, Lady Mary