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• Nazarite — • The name given by the Hebrews to a person set apart and especially consecrated to the Lord. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Nazarite     Nazarite      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Nazarite —    (Heb. form Nazirite), the name of such Israelites as took on them the vow prescribed in Num. 6:2 21. The word denotes generally one who is separated from others and consecrated to God. Although there is no mention of any Nazarite before Samson …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

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• Nazirite — See also: Nazarene (sect) and Nasorean In the Hebrew Bible, a nazirite or nazarite, (in Hebrew: נזיר, nazir), refers to one who voluntarily took a vow described in Numbers 6:1 21. The term nazirite comes from the Hebrew word nazir meaning… …   Wikipedia

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