Nazarene \Naz`a*rene"\, n. [L. Nazarenus, Gr. ?, fr. ? Nazareth.]

1. A native or inhabitant of Nazareth; -- a term of contempt applied to Christ and the early Christians.

2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Judaizing Christians in the first and second centuries, who observed the laws of Moses, and held to certain heresies.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)