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- noun Plural form of
Nazarite .
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The THEOLOGY of the Nazarites is a blend of CHRISTIAN and Zulu BELIEFS.
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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
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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
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"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
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"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
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Some say that the "Nazarites", most of all Overbeck, Veit, Führich, and
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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"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
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Interestingly, even Nazarites are not permitted to refrain from sex.
The Blessing of a B Minus Ph.D. Wendy Mogel 2010
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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
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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.
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