Definition of nazarene Nazarene
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WordNet
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| nazarene - an inhabitant of Nazareth | ||
| nazarene - an early name for any Christian | ||
| nazarene - a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah; they accepted the Gospel According to Matthew but rejected the Epistles of St. Paul and continued to follow Jewish law and celebrate Jewish holidays; they were later declared heretic by the Church of Rome | ||
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| nazarene - of or relating to the town of Nazareth or its inhabitants | ||
| nazareth a historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary | ||
| nazarene - of or relating to the Nazarenes or their religion | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- nazarene (n.)
A native or inhabitant of Nazareth; -- a term of contempt applied to Christ and the early Christians. - nazarene (n.)
One of a sect of Judaizing Christians in the first and second centuries, who observed the laws of Moses, and held to certain heresies.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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nazarene
naz′ar-ēn, n. an inhabitant of Nazareth, in Galilee: a follower of Jesus of Nazareth, originally used of Christians in contempt: one belonging to the early Christian sect of the Nazarenes, which existed from the 1st to the 4th cent. A.D.—Also Nazarē′an. [From Nazareth, the town.]
