Nazirite
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A good example of this was Abraham Ibn Chisdai's "Prince and Nazirite," compiled in the beginning of the thirteenth century.
From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel
No razor has ever come on my head; for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother's womb.
From The World English Bible (WEB): Judges by Anonymous
This is the law of the Nazirite who vows, and of his offering to Yahweh for his separation, besides that which he is able to get.
From The World English Bible (WEB): Numbers by Anonymous
Against this tendency the Nazirite order and tradition was a protest.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
May God our host requite; May he turn Nazirite, Ne'er know intoxication's thrill, Nor e'er succeed his thirst to still With water!
From Jewish Literature and Other Essays by Karpeles, Gustav
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