Nazarene (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of Nazareth.
  2. a member of a sect of early Jewish converts to Christianity who retained the Mosaic ritual.
  3. Jesus Christ.
adjective
  1. of or relating to Nazareth or the Nazarenes.
noun Also: Nazarite
  1. an early name for a Christian (Acts 24:5) or (when preceded by the) for Jesus Christ
  2. a member of one of several groups of Jewish-Christians found principally in Syria
  3. a member of an association of German artists called the Nazarenes or Brotherhood of St Luke, including Friedrich Overbeck (1789–1869) and Peter von Cornelius (1783–1867), founded (1809) in Vienna to revive German religious art after the examples of the Middle Ages and early Renaissance
adjective
  1. of or relating to Nazareth or the Nazarenes
Nazarene (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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