Nazoräer
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German
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from Ancient Greek Ναζωραῖος (Nazōraîos).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Nazoräer m (proper noun, strong, genitive Nazoräers)
- an epithet of Jesus
Declension
[edit]Declension of Nazoräer [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Noun
[edit]Nazoräer m (strong, genitive Nazoräers, plural Nazoräer, feminine Nazoräerin)
- (Christianity) Nazarene (an early-first-millennium term for a Christian)
- (Christianity, Judaism) Nazarene (a member of an early sect of Judaeo-Christians, who regarded Jesus as the Messiah, but who continued to observe the Law of Moses and who rejected the canonical gospels in favour of the Gospel of the Hebrews)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Nazoräer [masculine, strong]
References
[edit]- “Nazoräer” in Duden online