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Nazarene

Nazˊa-rene′

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Noun.
[L.
Nazarenus
, Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] 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.

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Nazarene

Nazarene

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English

Adjective

Nazarene ‎(not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Nazareth or its people.
  2. Of or relating to the Church of the Nazarene.
    • Holiness Today is a Nazarene magazine.

Translations

Noun

Nazarene ‎(plural Nazarenes)

  1. A person from Nazareth.
  2. A member of the Jewish sect of the Nazarenes.
    • He was formerly with the sect of the Pharisees, but now he is a Nazarene.
  3. Members of the Church of the Nazarene.
    • I have been a Nazarene for several years, I joined the church in 1946.

Translations

Proper noun

Nazarene

  1. (usually as “the Nazarene”) an epithet of Jesus Christ

Alternative forms

Translations

See also

nazarene

nazarene

See also: Nazarene

Latin

Adjective

nazarēne

  1. vocative masculine singular of nazarēnus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ναζαρηνός ‎(Nazarēnós, “of Nazareth”), an ethnonym of Ναζαρέθ ‎(Nazaréth). For a list of theories as to the further etymology of this word, please consult the Wikipedia article on ‘Nazarene’.

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