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nazarene

/ˈnæzəɹiːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
nazarene
IPA
/ˈnæzəɹiːn/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Nazareth or its people.

adj

Of or relating to the Church of the Nazarene.

noun

A person from Nazareth.

noun

A member of the Jewish sect of the Nazarenes.

noun

A Christian, a follower of Jesus.

noun

A member of the Church of the Nazarene.

name

an epithet of Jesus Christ

Example Sentences

Etymology

In the sense "person from Nazareth", from Ancient Greek Ναζαρηνός (Nazarēnós, “of Nazareth”), an ethnonym of Ναζαρέθ (Nazaréth). In the sense "a member of a certain sect", from Ancient Greek Ναζωραῖος (Nazōraîos), which may or may not be related. For a list of theories as to the further etymology of this word, see the Wikipedia article on ‘Nazarene’.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ναζαρηνός, Ναζωραῖος

Inflected Forms

Nazarenes (plural) Natzrati (alternative) Natzri (alternative) Natzraya (alternative) Nazaraean (alternative) Nazareite (alternative) Nazarite (alternative) Nazorean (alternative)

Derived Forms

Nazarenism

Frequently Paired Words

Nazareth Nazir Nazarite Nasrani

Synonyms

Nasaree Nazaree Nazoree Nazorean ebionite

Questions

How do you pronounce nazarene?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnæzəɹiːn/.
What does nazarene mean?
Of or pertaining to Nazareth or its people.
Where does nazarene come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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