nazarene

Adjective

• of or relating to the town of Nazareth or its inhabitants

• of or relating to the Nazarenes or their religion

Noun

• an inhabitant of Nazareth

• an early name for any Christian

• 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

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Nazarene , Ebionite