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nazarite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
nazarite
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Jew bound by a vow to leave the hair uncut, to abstain from alcohol, and to practice extraordinary purity of life and devotion.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Nazarite.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: נָזִיר

Inflected Forms

Nazarites (plural) Nazareite (alternative) Nazirite (alternative)

Derived Forms

Nazariteship Nazaritic Nazaritish Nazaritism

Questions

What does nazarite mean?
A Jew bound by a vow to leave the hair uncut, to abstain from alcohol, and to practice extraordinary purity of life and devotion.
Where does nazarite come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

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