Nazarene - Definition

adj 1: of or relating to the Nazarenes or their religion
2: of or relating to the town of Nazareth or its inhabitants
n 1: 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 [syn: Nazarene, Ebionite]
2: an early name for any Christian
3: an inhabitant of Nazareth