Nazarene noun & adjective. ['nazǝri:n, nazǝ'ri:n] ME.
[Christian Latin Nazarenus from Greek Nazarēnos from Nazaret Nazareth: see -ENE.]
A. noun.
1. A native or inhabitant of Nazareth in Israel; spec. (the Nazarene) Jesus Christ. ME.

2. Esp. among Jews and Muslims: a Christian. LME.

3. a. A member of an early Jewish Christian sect allied to the Ebionites. L17.
b. A member of a sect of Christian reformers in Hungary. L19.
c. A member of a Protestant sect, known as the Church of the Nazarene. L19.

4. A member of a group of German artists who aimed to restore to art the religious quality found in medieval painting. Cf. PRE-RAPHAELITE. L19.
b. adjective.
1. Of or belonging to Nazareth. rare. ME.

2. a. Belonging to the Jewish sect of the Nazarenes. L17.
b. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the sect known as the Church of the Nazarene. E20.

3. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the artistic style or principles of the artists known as Nazarenes. M20.

■ Naza'rean noun = NAZARENE noun 3a L16.

■ Nazarenism noun (a) the principles or doctrines of early Christians or the Jewish Nazarenes; (b) the characteristics or artistic principles of the Nazarene artists or their followers: L19.

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