n. & adj.
n. 1 a (prec. by the) Christ. b (esp. in Jewish or Muslim use) a Christian. 2 a native or inhabitant of Nazareth. 3 a member of an early Jewish-Christian sect.
adj. of or concerning Nazareth, the Nazarenes, etc.
[ ME f. LL Nazarenus f. Gk Nazarenos f. Nazaret Nazareth ]