Nazareth

American  

[naz-er-uhth] / ˈnæz ər əθ /

noun

1. a town in N Israel: the childhood home of Jesus.

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Nazareth British  

/ ˈnæzərɪθ /

noun

1. a town in N Israel, in Lower Galilee: the home of Jesus in his youth. Pop: 62 700 (2003 est)

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Nazareth Cultural  

1. The hometown of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.

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Jesus is often called Jesus of Nazareth or the Nazarene; the inscription above his head on the cross read “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews (see also Jews).”

Example Sentences

In South Africa, Isaiah Shembe's followers say he received orders from God in 1913 to found the Nazareth Baptist Church, and many view him as a messianic figure.

From Barron's

More than 200 pupils at Nazareth House Primary School in Londonderry remain at home on Thursday, after safety concerns over the building's roof forced the school to close.

From BBC

"When they cast their eyes over Cranach's map, pausing at Mount Carmel, Nazareth, the River Jordan and Jericho, people were taken on a virtual pilgrimage," MacDonald says.

From Science Daily

Chief among them: Did Jesus of Nazareth conquer death, or didn’t he?

From The Wall Street Journal

What made “Jesus Christ Superstar” controversial wasn’t simply the depiction of Jesus of Nazareth as a man with vulnerabilities and doubts.

From Los Angeles Times