n.
Pronunciation: ˌ na-z ə - ' r ē n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English Nazaren, from Late Latin Nazarenus, from Greek Nazar ē nos, from Nazareth Nazareth, Palestine
Date: 13th century
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
– Nazarene adjective