Howe'er you lean to the nayward.
Shak.
Nay"word` (?), n. A byword; a proverb; also, a watchword. [Obs.] hak.
Naz`a*rene" (?), n. [L. Nazarenus, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; Nazareth.] 1. A
native or inhabitant of Nazareth; -- a term of contempt applied to
Christ and the early Christians.
2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Judaizing Christians in the first and
second centuries, who observed the laws of Moses, and held to certain
heresies.
Naz"a*rite (?), n. A Jew bound by a vow to lave the hair uncut, to
abstain from wine and strong drink, and to practice extraordinary
purity of life and devotion, the obligation being for life, or for a
certain time. The word is also used adjectively.
Naz"a*rite*ship, n. The state of a Nazarite.
Naz`a*rit"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to a Nazarite, or to Nazarites.
Naz"a*ri*tism (?; 277), n. The vow and practice of a Nazarite.
Naze (?), n. [See Ness.] A promontory or headland.
Naz"i*rite (?), n. A Nazarite.