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  • noun Plural form of Nazarite.

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Examples

  • The THEOLOGY of the Nazarites is a blend of CHRISTIAN and Zulu BELIEFS.

    Concise Dictionary of Religion 1993

  • Here he was joined by such men as Veit, Cornelius Schadow, with others of less importance - together they formed a school which was known as the Nazarites, or the Church-Romantic painters.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913

  • Moreover, when any have made a sacred vow, I mean those that are called Nazarites, that suffer their hair to grow long, and use no wine, when they consecrate their hair, [4] and offer it for a sacrifice, they are to allot that hair for the priests [to be thrown into the fire].

    Antiquities of the Jews Flavius Josephus 1709

  • "Nazarites", mark the zenith of the German school of religious painting, called by Cardinal Wiseman "the restorer of Christian taste throughout all Europe."

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

  • "Nazarites", exerted great influence on the formation of the German religious art of the nineteenth century.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

  • Some say that the "Nazarites", most of all Overbeck, Veit, Führich, and

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

  • "Nazarites", as perhaps he may now be called, was joined by the later masters, Cornelius, Schadow, and Philip Veit, and these men united together into a school.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

  • Interestingly, even Nazarites are not permitted to refrain from sex.

    The Blessing of a B Minus Ph.D. Wendy Mogel 2010

  • He is a tall man, well-shaped, and of an amiable and reverend aspect; his hair of a color that can hardly be matched, falling into graceful curls, waving about and very agreeable crouching upon his shoulders, parted on the crown of the head, running as a stream to the front after fashion of the Nazarites.

    Archive 2009-05-01 2009

  • He is a tall man, well-shaped, and of an amiable and reverend aspect; his hair of a color that can hardly be matched, falling into graceful curls, waving about and very agreeable crouching upon his shoulders, parted on the crown of the head, running as a stream to the front after fashion of the Nazarites.

    [christianity] is fair discussion possible [3] 2009

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