Nazarite

English

Alternative forms

• nazarite, Nazareite, Nazirite, nazirite

Etymology

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

Noun

Nazarite (plural Nazarites)

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.

Derived terms

• Nazariteship

Translations

Jew bound by a vow

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 拿細耳人 / 拿细耳人 (naa⁴ sai³ ji⁵ jan⁴)

  Mandarin: 拿細耳人 / 拿细耳人 (Náxī'ěrrén)

• French: nazir (fr) m, nazirite (fr), naziréen (fr) m, nazaréen (fr) m
• Hebrew: נָזִיר (he) (nazír)
• Japanese: ナジル人 (ナジルじん)
• Swedish: nasir c

Anagrams

• atrazine, triazane