Nazarene

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌnæzəˈriːn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(naz′ə rēn′, naz′ə rēn′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Naz•a•rene  (naz′ə rēn′, naz′ə rēn′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa native or inhabitant of Nazareth.
  2. Religiona member of a sect of early Jewish converts to Christianity who retained the Mosaic ritual.
  3. Religion the Nazarene, Jesus Christ.

adj. 
  1. Religion, Place Namesof or pertaining to Nazareth or the Nazarenes.
  • Greek Nazarēnós, equivalent. to Nazar(ét) Nazareth + -ēnos suffix of origin
  • Late Latin Nazarēnus
  • Middle English 1225–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Nazarene /ˌnæzəˈriːn; ˈnæz-/ n
  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 religious groups who attempted to combine Judaism and Christianity, found principally in Syria between the first and fifth centuries ad
 adj
  1. of or relating to Nazareth or the Nazarenes
'Nazarene' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Nazarite

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