Nazoräer
German
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Alternative forms
editEtymology
editProbably from Ancient Greek Ναζωραῖος (Nazōraîos).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editNazoräer m (proper noun, strong, genitive Nazoräers)
- an epithet of Jesus
Declension
editDeclension of Nazoräer [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Noun
editNazoräer 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
editDeclension of Nazoräer [masculine, strong]
References
edit- “Nazoräer” in Duden online