nazarene

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: Ebionite

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Noun (3)

  1. 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 RomeSynonyms: EbioniteType of religious person
  2. an early name for any ChristianType of Christian
  3. an inhabitant of NazarethType of inhabitant, habitant

Adjective (2)

  1. of or relating to the Nazarenes or their religionRelating to Ebionite
  2. of or relating to the town of Nazareth or its inhabitantsRelating to Nazareth
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Naz′a·rene′ prop. n.

Origin: L. Nazarenus, Gr. …, fr. … Nazareth.

1. A native or inhabitant of Nazareth; — a term of contempt applied to Christ and the early Christians.

2. Eccl. Hist. One of a sect of Judaizing Christians in the first and second centuries, who observed the laws of Moses, and held to certain heresies.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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