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Nazarene

noun Naz·a·rene \ ˌna-zə-ˈrēn \

Definition of Nazarene

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
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Nazarene

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Origin and Etymology of nazarene

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

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