Nazarene

[naz-uh-reen, naz-uh-reen]

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Nazareth.

2. a member of a sect of early Jewish converts to Christianity who retained the Mosaic ritual.

3. the Nazarene, Jesus Christ.

adjective

1. of or relating to Nazareth or the Nazarenes.

Nazarene

/ ˈnæz-, ˌnæzəˈriːn /

noun

1. an early name for a Christian (Acts 24:5) or (when preceded by the ) for Jesus Christ

2. a member of one of several groups of Jewish-Christians found principally in Syria

3. a member of an association of German artists called the Nazarenes or Brotherhood of St Luke, including Friedrich Overbeck (1789–1869) and Peter von Cornelius (1783–1867), founded (1809) in Vienna to revive German religious art after the examples of the Middle Ages and early Renaissance

adjective

1. of or relating to Nazareth or the Nazarenes

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nazarene¹

1225–75; Middle English < Late Latin Nazarēnus < Greek Nazarēnós, equivalent to Nazar ( ét ) Nazareth + -ēnos suffix of origin

Example Sentences

Dobson grew up in the fundamentalist Church of the Nazarene, one of those extremely conservative evangelical faiths that don’t allow dancing or dating, and remained a devoted adherent his entire life.

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The destruction of the church was confirmed on Facebook by the Nazarene Compassionate Ministries.

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Students at the school were being taken to the nearby Oroville Church of the Nazarene, where they were set to be reunited with their parents.

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At the end of “The Final Conflict,” the third “Omen” movie from 1981, Damien the Antichrist croaks out the words, “Nazarene, you have won ... nothing,” then collapses.

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And greatest is Rostam—a warhorse to Neptune, a pallbearer of the Nazarene.

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