Nazoräer
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Probably from Ancient Greek Ναζωραῖος (Nazōraîos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /natsoˈʁeːəʁ/, [natsoˈʁeːɐ]
- Hyphenation: Na‧zo‧rä‧er
Proper noun
Nazoräer m (proper noun, strong, genitive Nazoräers)
- an epithet of Jesus
Declension
Declension of Nazoräer [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Noun
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
Declension of Nazoräer [masculine, strong]
References
- “Nazoräer” in Duden online