Nazarene

Nazarene

See also: nazarene

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ναζαρηνός (Nazarēnós, “of Nazareth”), an ethnonym of Ναζαρέθ (Nazaréth). For a list of theories as to the further etymology of this word, please consult the Wikipedia article on ‘Nazarene’.

Adjective

Nazarene (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Nazareth or its people.
2. Of or relating to the Church of the Nazarene.

   Holiness Today is a Nazarene magazine.

Translations

Of or pertaining to Nazareth or its people

Aramaic: Classical Syriac: ܢܨܪܝܐ‎ m (Naṣrāyā) Catalan: natzarè (ca) Finnish: nasaretilainen (fi) French: nazaréen (fr) m

Greek: ναζαρηνός m (nazarinós), ναζωραίος (el) m (nazoraíos) Irish: Nasarthach Manx: Nasaragh Norman: Nazarétchien (Jersey) Polish: nazaretański (pl)

Of or pertaining to the Church of the Nazarene

French: nazaréen (fr) m

Noun

Nazarene (plural Nazarenes)

1. A person from Nazareth.
2. A member of the Jewish sect of the Nazarenes.

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

3. A member of the Church of the Nazarene.

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

Translations

A person from Nazareth

Aramaic: Classical Syriac: ܢܨܪܝܐ‎ m (Naṣrāyā), ܢܨܪܝܬܐ‎ f (Naṣrāytā) Catalan: natzarè (ca) m Faroese: nasareingur m, nasareari m Finnish: nasaretilainen (fi) French: Nazaréen (fr) m German: Nazarener m

Greek: Ναζωραίος (el) m (Nazoraíos) Ancient: Ναζαρηνός m (Nazarēnós), Ναζωραίος m (Nazōraíos) Irish: Nasarthach m Lithuanian: nazarietis m, nazarietė f Manx: Nasaragh m Norman: Nazarétchien m (Jersey) Polish: nazaretańczyk (pl) m, nazaretanka (pl) f, nazarejczyk (pl) m

A member of the Church of the Nazarene

French: Nazaréen (fr) m

Lithuanian: nazarėjas m

Proper noun

Nazarene

1. (usually as “the Nazarene”) an epithet of Jesus Christ

Alternative forms

• Natzrati, Natzri, Natzraya, Nazaraean, Nazareite, Nazarite, Nazorean

Translations

epithet of Jesus Christ

Ancient Greek: Ναζωραῖος (Nazōraîos) French: Nazaréen (fr) m Norman: Nazarétchien m (Jersey)

Polish: Nazarejczyk m Tagalog: Nazareno

See also

• Nazareth
• Nazuraiun