/naz'euh reen", naz"euh reen'/ , n.
1. a native or inhabitant of Nazareth.
2. a member of a sect of early Jewish converts to Christianity who retained the Mosaic ritual.
3. the Nazarene , Jesus Christ.
adj.
4. of or pertaining to Nazareth or the Nazarenes.
[ 1225-75; ME Nazarenus Nazarenós, equiv. to Nazar ( ét ) NAZARETH + -enos suffix of origin ]