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 Nazareth
2 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