Find the word definition

Crossword clues for nazarite

The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nazarite

Nazarite \Naz"a*rite\, prop. n. A Jew bound by a vow to leave the hair uncut, to abstain from wine and strong drink, and to practice extraordinary purity of life and devotion, the obligation being for life, or for a certain time. The word is also used adjectively.

Usage examples of "nazarite".

I took the Nazarite vow when I was seven, pledging to live according to the will of the Lord, every second of every day.

He glanced at the Nazarite, who had concealed himself behind a maple tree a few yards to the east, then left the shelter of the oak he had squatted next to for the past 15 minutes.

Each man spun toward the Nazarite, and each man received a hail of lead for his effort.

Yet still they came on, and it was clear the Nazarite was beginning to tire.

Samson, and Yama formed into a triangle, their wide shoulders within two feet of one another, leaving just enough space for the giant and the man in blue to wield their blades effectively and for the Nazarite to employ his fists.

She had always let Joshua wear his hair long, like an Essene, saying that he was a Nazarite like Samson.

His beard was full and dark, and his hair, which in accordance with his Nazarite vow had never felt the cut of a razor, flowed to his midback and was restrained only by another leather strap.

No doubt diverse motives drew them, but the Nazarite did not purpose to meet all their interests.

He sat thus for hours until at last, with the rising of the moon, he gazed toward the site where he had last glimpsed the Nazarite, then slowly stood, gathered his robes about him, and reluctantly turned to leave.

Following the evening repast, during which the Nazarite had maintained his vegetarian role, and John had dined on roast fish, the preacher began to draw him out.

His face stretched into an involuntary grin, as he tried to envision the Nazarite cleanly groomed, short-haired, piously robed and adorned with the phylacteries of a Pharisee.

By degrees my Nazarite teachings lost their force, the customs of the society about me were adopted and every sort of refreshment partaken of that was served, - wined ice-tea being a specialty.

But now a Nazarite or servant of the Church, named Samuel, usurped the office, or at all events the powers, of high priest which belonged to the family of Aaron, and also obtained the dignity of president or judge.

Had He anything to do with the sects called Essenes, Therapeuts, Gnostics, Nazarites, the Brethren, which existed both before and during His lifetime?

Now, however, he arose, and walked slowly up from the shore, in a course to take him across the line the Nazarite was pursuing and bring him near the camel.