Nazaräer

== German == === Alternative forms === Nazoräer === Etymology === Probably from Ancient Greek Ναζωραῖος (Nazōraîos), but respelled to preserve the Hebrew/Aramaic root נזר / נזר. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /natsəˈʁeːəʁ/, [natsəˈʁeːɐ] Hyphenation: Na‧za‧rä‧er === Proper noun === Nazaräer m (proper noun, strong, genitive Nazaräers) an epithet of Jesus ==== Declension ==== === Noun === 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 ==== === References === “Nazaräer” in Duden online