Etymology

Nazarene

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to Nazareth or its people. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Ναζαρηνός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΝαζωραῖος
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΝαζαρηνός“of Nazareth”
  3. English todayNazarene

In the sense "person from Nazareth", from Ancient Greek Ναζαρηνός (Nazarēnós, “of Nazareth”), an ethnonym of Ναζαρέθ (Nazaréth). In the sense "a member of a certain sect", from Ancient Greek Ναζωραῖος (Nazōraîos), which may or may not be related. For a list of theories as to the further etymology of this word, see the Wikipedia article on ‘Nazarene’.

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