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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Nazarene
    adj 1: of or relating to the Nazarenes or their religion
    2: of or relating to the town of Nazareth or its inhabitants
    n 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 [syn: Nazarene, Ebionite]
    2: an early name for any Christian
    3: an inhabitant of Nazareth

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Nazarene \Naz`a*rene"\, prop. n. [L. Nazarenus, Gr. ?, fr. ?
   Nazareth.]
   1. A native or inhabitant of Nazareth; -- a term of contempt
      applied to Christ and the early Christians.
      [1913 Webster]

   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.
      [1913 Webster]

3. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Nazarene
   This epithet (Gr. Nazaraios) is applied to Christ only once
   (Matt. 2:23). In all other cases the word is rendered "of
   Nazareth" (Mark 1:24; 10:47; 14:67, etc.). When this Greek
   designation was at first applied to our Lord, it was meant
   simply to denote the place of his residence. In course of time
   the word became a term of reproach. Thus the word "Nazarene"
   carries with it an allusion to those prophecies which speak of
   Christ as "despised of men" (Isa. 53:3). Some, however, think
   that in this name there is an allusion to the Hebrew _netser_,
   which signifies a branch or sprout. It is so applied to the
   Messiah (Isa. 11:1), i.e., he whom the prophets called the
   _Netse_, the "Branch."
   
     The followers of Christ were called "the sect of Nazarenes"
   (Acts 24:5). All over Palestine and Syria this name is still
   given to Christians. (See NAZARETH.)
   

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