What is the meaning of Nazarene?

noun

  • 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 Rome.
  • An early name for any Christian.
  • An inhabitant of Nazareth.

adjective

  • Of or relating to the Nazarenes or their religion.
  • Of or relating to the town of Nazareth or its inhabitants. .
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