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Nazarene

Nazarene definition

Naza·rene (naz′ə rēn′, naz′ə rēn′)

adjective

of Nazareth or its people or culture

Etymology: ME Nazaren < LL(Ec) Nazarenus < Gr(Ec) Nazarēnos, the Nazarene

noun

a person born or living in Nazareth
a member of an early sect of Christians of Jewish origin who continued to observe much of the Mosaic law
☆ a member of the Church of the Nazarene, a Protestant sect
Obsolete a Christian: term formerly used by Muslims, Jews, etc.

Nazarene Idioms

the Nazarene

Jesus

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