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

For two millennia Christians have featured the Romans’ execution of Jesus of Nazareth as a formative part of devotion for children and adults alike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

"We have such a solid community base and I would really encourage parents just to hang in there and give grace to Nazareth House," she said.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

"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 • Nov. 30, 2025

Esmee Brugts opened the scoring in the second minute, with Kika Nazareth extending the lead before Putellas got her name on the scoreboard before Caroline Graham Hansen's coup de grace on the whistle.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

Rahel was first blacklisted in Nazareth Convent at the age of eleven, when she was caught outside her Housemistress’s garden gate decorating a knob of fresh cow dung with small flowers.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy