Main Entry:

Naz·a·rene

Pronunciation:

\ˌna-zə-ˈrēn\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English Nazaren, from Late Latin Nazarenus, from Greek Nazarēnos, from Nazareth Nazareth, Palestine

Date:

13th century

1: a native or resident of Nazareth2 a: christian 1a b: a member of the Church of the Nazarene that is a Protestant denomination deriving from the merging of three holiness groups, stressing sanctification, and following Methodist polity

— Nazarene adjective