Nazarene

American  

[naz-uh-reen, naz-uh-reen] / ˌnæz əˈrin, ˈnæz əˌrin /

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.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Nazareth or the Nazarenes.

Nazarene British  

/ 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

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adjective

1. of or relating to Nazareth or the Nazarenes

Etymology

Origin of Nazarene

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

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Literature

As a requirement of the job, Porterfield, who belonged to Nazarene and Assembly of God churches in the past, became a Free Methodist.

From Seattle Times