Nazarite
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- noun
- /ˈnæzəˌraɪt/
- Now, having taken the Nazarite vow, Samson was put aside for God.
Examples
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To be a Nazarite, one must take a special vow that includes not cutting their hair and avoiding certain foods.
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Leetha Purl took her religion seriously, considering herself a female Nazarite.
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Yes, to smell pork, to eat of the habitation which your prophet the Nazarite conjured the devil into.
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Samson was known as a Nazarite because he dedicated his life to serving God and followed strict abstinence.
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Leetha felt a strong calling and decided to become a Nazarite to deepen her religious commitment.
Synonyms
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A person in ancient Israel who vowed to avoid wine, not cut hair, and not touch dead bodies
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A person in ancient Israel who vowed not to drink wine and not to cut their hair
Surface Forms
Morphology
Nazarite = nazir + ite
Although formed with the recognizable suffix '-ite' (denoting a follower/member), the root 'nazir' is a non‑English biblical/foreign morpheme unfamiliar to typical learners, so the meaning is not derivable from known English components.
Etymology
Nazarite comes from the Hebrew word nazir, which means 'set apart'. A Nazarite was a person who made a special 'vow' to be set apart for God, often avoiding wine and not cutting their hair, so the word now means someone with strict religious dedication.