Nazirite

noun

Naz·​i·​rite ˈna-zə-ˌrīt 

variants or Nazarite

: a Jew of biblical times consecrated to God by a vow to avoid drinking wine, cutting the hair, and being defiled by the presence of a corpse

Naziritism

ˈna-zə-ˌrī-ˌti-zəm 

noun

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin nazaraeus, from Greek naziraios, nazaraios, from Hebrew nāzīr, literally, consecrated

First Known Use

1560, in the meaning defined above