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Nazarene

noun
Naz·a·rene | \ˌna-zə-ˈrēn \

Definition of Nazarene 

1 : a native or resident of Nazareth

2a : 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

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First Known Use of Nazarene

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for Nazarene

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

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