Nazariteship
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Nazarite + -ship, a calque of Hebrew נזירות (nzirút, “asceticism, monkhood”), from נזיר (nazír, “nazarite, monk, ascetic”) + ־וּת (-út, “-ness, -ism, -ity, -hood”), from נִזַּר (nizár, “to separate”).
Noun edit
Nazariteship (uncountable)
References edit
- “Nazariteship”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.