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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

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;


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. of or relating to the Nazarenes or their religion;

2. of or relating to the town of Nazareth or its inhabitants; 



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]


WordNet (r) 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