Nazaräer
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German
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from Ancient Greek Ναζωραῖος (Nazōraîos), but respelled to preserve the Hebrew/Aramaic root נזר / נזר.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Nazaräer m (proper noun, strong, genitive Nazaräers)
- an epithet of Jesus
Declension
[edit]Declension of Nazaräer [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Noun
[edit]Nazaräer m (strong, genitive Nazaräers, plural Nazaräer, feminine Nazaräerin)
- (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 Nazaräer [masculine, strong]
References
[edit]- “Nazaräer” in Duden online