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== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70550" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70550" /> == | ||
<p> [[Nazarites]] (''Năz'A-R'' ''Îtes'' ), properly ''Nazirites,'' Numbers 6:2, from a [[Hebrew]] word signifying "to separate." A Nazirite, under the ancient law, was one, either male or female, under a vow to abstain from wine and all intoxicating liquors and the fruit of the vine. The hair should be allowed to grow without being shorn, and all contamination with dead bodies should be avoided. The [[Nazirite]] was not even to approach the corpse of father or mother, Numbers 6:7, and if by accident this should occur, he was required to shave his head, make offerings, and renew the vow. When the time of the vow expired, the person brought an offering to the temple; the priest then cut off his hair and burnt it; after which the Nazirite was free from his vow and might again drink wine. The term of the vow is left indefinite. "The days of the vow" is the expression in Numbers 6:1-27. We know, however, that there were perpetual Nazirites. Samson and probably Samuel and John the [[Baptist]] were perpetual Nazirites. [[Hannah]] promised the Lord that no razor should touch the head of her child if the Lord would give her one, 1 Samuel 1:11, and the angel predicted to [[Zacharias]] that John would abstain entirely from wine and strong drink. Luke 1:15. </p> | <p> [[Nazarites]] ( ''Năz'A-R'' ''Îtes'' ), properly ''Nazirites,'' Numbers 6:2, from a [[Hebrew]] word signifying "to separate." A Nazirite, under the ancient law, was one, either male or female, under a vow to abstain from wine and all intoxicating liquors and the fruit of the vine. The hair should be allowed to grow without being shorn, and all contamination with dead bodies should be avoided. The [[Nazirite]] was not even to approach the corpse of father or mother, Numbers 6:7, and if by accident this should occur, he was required to shave his head, make offerings, and renew the vow. When the time of the vow expired, the person brought an offering to the temple; the priest then cut off his hair and burnt it; after which the Nazirite was free from his vow and might again drink wine. The term of the vow is left indefinite. "The days of the vow" is the expression in Numbers 6:1-27. We know, however, that there were perpetual Nazirites. Samson and probably Samuel and John the [[Baptist]] were perpetual Nazirites. [[Hannah]] promised the Lord that no razor should touch the head of her child if the Lord would give her one, 1 Samuel 1:11, and the angel predicted to [[Zacharias]] that John would abstain entirely from wine and strong drink. Luke 1:15. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_52415" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_52415" /> == | ||
<p> a [[Christian]] sect in [[Russia]] and Hungary. Originally they were only known in the neighborhood of Szegedin, but more recently they have spread over the greater part of Hungary. Between the Danube and the [[Theiss]] they now number 80,000. The most of their adherents are in the Magyar districts. They profess to derive their confession from the New [[Testament]] alone. They hold God to be one in essence, but three in personFather, Son, and Spirit. Their sacraments are two — [[Baptism]] and the Lord's Supper; adults only being baptized, and that by immersion by any male member in good standing, and baptism being essential to salvation. They have no ministers, consider marriage a civil ceremony, recognise no [[Sabbath]] — for which they find no injunction in the New Testament, though they worship on that day for convenience' sake — are singularly charitable and moral in their daily lives, refuse to take oaths or to bear arms, and take no part in political affairs. In order to escape from the latter, the parents of the young men, or in case of liability the parishes, hire substitutes for them, </p> | <p> a [[Christian]] sect in [[Russia]] and Hungary. Originally they were only known in the neighborhood of Szegedin, but more recently they have spread over the greater part of Hungary. Between the Danube and the [[Theiss]] they now number 80,000. The most of their adherents are in the Magyar districts. They profess to derive their confession from the New [[Testament]] alone. They hold God to be one in essence, but three in personFather, Son, and Spirit. Their sacraments are two '''''—''''' [[Baptism]] and the Lord's Supper; adults only being baptized, and that by immersion by any male member in good standing, and baptism being essential to salvation. They have no ministers, consider marriage a civil ceremony, recognise no [[Sabbath]] '''''—''''' for which they find no injunction in the New Testament, though they worship on that day for convenience' sake '''''—''''' are singularly charitable and moral in their daily lives, refuse to take oaths or to bear arms, and take no part in political affairs. In order to escape from the latter, the parents of the young men, or in case of liability the parishes, hire substitutes for them, </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77336" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77336" /> == | ||
