Nazarene

noun

Naz·​a·​rene ˌna-zə-ˈrēn 

1

: a native or resident of Nazareth

2

a

: christian sense 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

Examples of Nazarene in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The group is a chamber choir from Point Loma Nazarene University. —La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025

Olivet Nazarene 13-4, St. Francis 1-5 Game 2 St. Francis (12-15, 8-5 CCAC): Drew Dant tiebreaking single in top 8th. —Josh Krockey, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025

Point Loma Nazarene’s men’s basketball team had pushed ahead of Cal State Dominguez Hills midway through the second half of Monday’s NCAA Division II regional final when CSUDH guard John Soloman was hit with a technical foul. —Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025

Pendry, 81, sat down with The San Diego Union-Tribune on Tuesday to discuss invisibility cloaks before heading off to lunch at Point Loma Nazarene University. —Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Nazarene

• acrolein
• adenine
• alkylene
• aniline
• anthracene
• aquiline
• asphaltene
• atlantean
• atrazine
• butadiene
• butylene
• caesarean

Kids Definition

Nazarene

noun

Naz·​a·​rene ˌnaz-ə-ˈrēn 

: a person born or living in Nazareth

Nazarene adjective