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

Elsewhere The Point Loma Nazarene baseball season ended Saturday with a 3-2 loss to Northwest Nazarene in the championship game of the NCAA Division II Western Regionals at Nampa, Ida. —Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2025

A number of small private colleges, such as Eastern Nazarene College in Massachusetts, have closed or merged with other universities due to financial difficulties. —Amy Li, The Conversation, 16 May 2025

Whitsell, a Southern Nazarene (Oklahoma) signee, will be difficult to replace. —Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2025

For them, the Nazarene is not a charlatan, but an upright man, one who has courage, who speaks well and says the right things, like other great prophets in the history of Israel. —Daniel Burke, NPR, 9 May 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