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

Box: Thursday night’s games UC Santa Barbara (12-6, 4-3 Big West) at UC San Diego (15-4, 5-2 Big West), 7 p.m. On the air: ESPN+ USD (4-16, 1-6 WCC) at Portland (6-14, 1-6 WCC), 7 p.m. On the air: ESPN+ Point Loma Nazarene (16-4, 9-1 PacWest) at Vanguard (11-5, 5-5 PacWest), 7:30 p.m. —Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025

The event at College Church of the Nazarene, 2020 E. Sheridan, Olathe, will honor Senior U.S. District Court Judge Julie A. Robinson, the first African American appointed U.S. District judge in Kansas. —Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2025

Kankakee Community College 92, Moraine Valley 82 Lake County 77, Bryant & Stratton (Wisconsin) 61 Olivet Nazarene 94, Governors State 67 Governors State (13-4, 7-2 CCAC): Zareia Chevre 27 points. —Josh Krockey, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025

Altadena Fountain of Life Church (Altadena) The destruction of the church was confirmed on Facebook by the Nazarene Compassionate Ministries. —Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 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

Kids Definition

Nazarene

noun

Naz·​a·​rene ˌnaz-ə-ˈrēn 

: a person born or living in Nazareth

Nazarene adjective