nazarene

Meaning

adjective

1. of or relating to the Nazarenes or their religion
2. of or relating to the town of Nazareth or its inhabitants

noun

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 Rome
2. an early name for any Christian
3. an inhabitant of Nazareth

Synonyms for nazarene

• Ebionite