Nazarene

/ˌnæzəˈrin/

Other forms: Nazarenes

Definitions of Nazarene

1. noun

   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
   synonyms: Ebionite

   type of:

   religious person

   a person who manifests devotion to a deity
2. noun

   an early name for any Christian
   type of:

   Christian

   a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
3. adjective

   of or relating to the Nazarenes or their religion
4. noun

   an inhabitant of Nazareth
   type of:

   denizen, dweller, habitant, indweller, inhabitant

   a person who inhabits a particular place
5. adjective

   of or relating to the town of Nazareth or its inhabitants