Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Nazarite

NAZARITE, in the Jewish Church, a man or woman set apart by a vow for the service of God, either for a definite period or for life. The hair was allowed to grow, the fruit of the vine in any shape was forbidden, and no Nazarite might approach a corpse.

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