Nazarene

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/ˈnæzəɹiːn/

adjective

Of or pertaining to Nazareth or its people.

“Holiness Today is a Nazarene magazine.”

Similar
NasareeNazareeNazoreeNazoreanEbionite
OriginAncient Greek Ναζαρηνός →
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Meanings

adjectiveNazarene (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to Nazareth or its people.
  2. not comparableOf or relating to the Church of the Nazarene.

    Holiness Today is a Nazarene magazine.

nounNazarene (plural Nazarenes)

plural Nazarenes

  1. A person from Nazareth.

    While Jenin was starving under curfew, Nazarenes were only twenty minutes away, watching televised footage of their neighbours ‘in solidarity’.

    2023, Isabella Hammad, Enter Ghost, Jonathan Cape, page 61
  2. historicalA member of the Jewish sect of the Nazarenes.

    He was formerly with the sect of the Pharisees, but now he is a Nazarene.

    Synonyms: Nasaree, Nazaree, Nazoree, Nazorean

  3. Aramaic and Indian contextsA Christian, a follower of Jesus.
  4. A member of the Church of the Nazarene.

    I have been a Nazarene for several years; I joined the church in 1946.

proper noun

alternative Natzrati · alternative Natzri · alternative Natzraya · alternative Nazaraean · alternative Nazareite · alternative Nazarite · alternative Nazorean

  1. usuallyan epithet of Jesus Christ

    I stand amazed in the presence / Of Jesus, the Nazarene, / And wonder how He could love me, / A sinner, condemend, unclean.

    1905, Charles H. Gabriel, “My Savior's Love”, in E.O. Excell, editor, Praises, Chicago: E.O. Excell

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of the Jewish sect of the Nazarenes.

Similar
NasareeNazareeNazoreeNazorean

More synonyms by meaning

nouna 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

Similar
Ebionite
Broader
religious person
Also see
ebionitenazorean

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΝαζωραῖος
  2. Ancient GreekΝαζαρηνός“of Nazareth”
  3. EnglishNazarene

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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Translations

Ancient Greek Ναζαρηνός, Ναζωραίος
  • Ναζαρηνός (Nazarēnós)person from Nazareth
  • Ναζωραίος (Nazōraíos)person from Nazareth
  • Ναζωραῖος (Nazōraîos)epithet of Jesus Christ
Catalan natzarè, natzarè
  • natzarèof or pertaining to Nazareth or its people
  • natzarèperson from Nazareth
Chinese Cantonese 拿撒勒人
  • 拿撒勒人person from Nazareth
Chinese Mandarin 拿撒勒人
  • 拿撒勒人person from Nazareth
Dutch Nazarener, Nazoreeër
  • Nazarenerperson from Nazareth
  • Nazoreeërperson from Nazareth
Finnish nasaretilainen, nasaretilainen
  • nasaretilainenof or pertaining to Nazareth or its people
  • nasaretilainenperson from Nazareth
French nazaréen, nazaréen
  • nazaréenof or pertaining to Nazareth or its people
  • nazaréenof or pertaining to the Church of the Nazarene
  • Nazaréenperson from Nazareth
  • Nazaréenneperson from Nazareth
  • nazaréenmember of the Church of the Nazarene
  • nazaréennemember of the Church of the Nazarene
  • Nazaréenepithet of Jesus Christ
German Nazarener, Nazarenerin
  • Nazarenerperson from Nazareth
  • Nazarenerinperson from Nazareth
Greek ναζαρηνός, ναζωραίος
  • ναζαρηνός (nazarinós)of or pertaining to Nazareth or its people
  • ναζωραίος (nazoraíos)of or pertaining to Nazareth or its people
  • Ναζωραίος (Nazoraíos)person from Nazareth
Hebrew נוֹצְרִי
  • נוֹצְרִי (notsrí)epithet of Jesus Christ
Hindi नासरी, नासरी
  • नासरी (nāsrī)of or pertaining to Nazareth or its people
  • नासरी (nāsrī)person from Nazareth
  • नासरी (nāsrī)epithet of Jesus Christ
Irish Nasarthach, Nasarthach
  • Nasarthachof or pertaining to Nazareth or its people
  • Nasarthachperson from Nazareth
Latin nazarēnus, Nazarēnus
  • nazarēnusof or pertaining to Nazareth or its people
  • Nazarēnusof or pertaining to Nazareth or its people
Lithuanian nazarietis, nazarietė
  • nazarietisperson from Nazareth
  • nazarietėperson from Nazareth
  • nazarėjasmember of the Church of the Nazarene
Polish nazaretański, nazaretańczyk
  • nazaretańskiof or pertaining to Nazareth or its people
  • nazaretańczykperson from Nazareth
  • nazaretankaperson from Nazareth
  • nazarejczykperson from Nazareth
  • Nazarejczykepithet of Jesus Christ
Spanish nazareno, nazareno
  • nazarenoof or pertaining to Nazareth or its people
  • nazarenoperson from Nazareth
  • nazarenaperson from Nazareth
  • Nazarenoepithet of Jesus Christ
Swedish nasaré
  • nasaréperson from Nazareth
Tagalog Nazareno
  • Nazarenoepithet of Jesus Christ
Thai นาซารีน
  • นาซารีน (naa-saa-riin)of or pertaining to Nazareth or its people

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Arzanene
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APA

Nazarene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nazarene

MLA

“Nazarene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nazarene. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nazarene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nazarene.

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