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nazarite

nazarite is the alternative letter-case form of Nazarite.

Noun capitalized: Nazarite

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.

Forms of nazarite

pluralnazarites
pluralNazarites
alternative formnazarite
alternative formNazareite
alternative formNazirite
alternative formnazirite

Origin of nazarite

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

Words formed from nazarite

Questions about nazarite

What does nazarite mean?
Nazarite means a Jew bound by a vow to leave the hair uncut, to abstain from alcohol, and to practice extraordinary purity of life and devotion.
What is nazarite the alternative letter-case form of?
Nazarite is the alternative letter-case form of Nazarite.
What part of speech is nazarite?
Nazarite is a noun.
What is the plural of nazarite?
The plural of nazarite is nazarites.

Words near nazarite in the dictionary

  1. Nazarian
  2. Nazarians
  3. Nazario
  4. Nazarios
  5. Nazaris
  6. nazarite
  7. nazarites
  8. nazariteship
  9. Nazaritic
  10. Nazaritish
  11. Nazaritism

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