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NAZARENE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An inhabitant of Nazareth
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Nazarene" is a kind of...):
denizen; dweller; habitant; indweller; inhabitant (a person who inhabits a particular place)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An early name for any Christian
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Nazarene" is a kind of...):
Christian (a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah; they accepted the Gospel According to Matthew but rejected the Epistles of St. Paul and continued to follow Jewish law and celebrate Jewish holidays; they were later declared heretic by the Church of Rome
Synonyms:
Ebionite; Nazarene
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Nazarene" is a kind of...):
religious person (a person who manifests devotion to a deity)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the town of Nazareth or its inhabitants
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Nazarene (an inhabitant of Nazareth)
Nazareth (a historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to the Nazarenes or their religion
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Nazarene (a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah; they accepted the Gospel According to Matthew but rejected the Epistles of St. Paul and continued to follow Jewish law and celebrate Jewish holidays; they were later declared heretic by the Church of Rome)
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