Nazarene
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Naz·a·rene
/ ˈnazəˌrēn/
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n.
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a native or inhabitant of Nazareth.
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(the Nazarene)
Jesus Christ.
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(chiefly in Jewish or Muslim use) a Christian.
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a member of an early sect or faction of Jewish Christians, esp. one in 4th-century Syria using an Aramaic version of the Gospels and observing much of the Jewish law.
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a member of the Church of the Nazarene, a Christian Protestant denomination originating in the American holiness movement.
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a member of a group of German painters working mainly in Rome who from 1809 sought to revive the art and techniques of medieval Germany and early Renaissance Italy.
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adj.
of or relating to Nazareth or Nazarenes.
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ANSWERING THE CALL AT DUXBURY CHURCH Nazarene pastor includes Red Soxin his prayers
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 9/2/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...his days attending Eastern Nazarene College in the late 1970s...six months of St. Paul's Church of the Nazarene in Duxbury...years. "They fit right in," church board secretary Peter Travaline...62, said the 140 to 150 church congregants unanimously voted...
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Church of Nazarene celebrates 50 years
Newspaper article from: Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.; 7/23/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...crystallized to build the church on what was then the plains...New England District of the Church of the Nazarene helped with some funding...donations. The number of church members has decreased over...as it has with many other churches, but is beginning to rebound...
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Church of Nazarene to install new pastor
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 7/11/2003; 283 words
; ...be installed as pastor of the First Church of the Nazarene this weekend. The service will be at...superintendent for the Maine District Church of the Nazarene. Hale is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene and attended Nazarene...
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 "Herald-News (Joliet, IL)")
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FIRST CHURCH OF NAZARENE TO GREET NEW PASTOR, FAMILY
Newspaper article from: Herald-News (Joliet, IL); 3/6/1998; 387 words
; JOLIET -- The First Church of the Nazarene, 1009 S. Briggs St., will welcome its new pastor and...superintendent of the Chicago Central District of the Church of the Nazarene, will preside at the installation. The Rev. Michael...
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 "The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)")
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Scholar to speak at Church of Nazarene.(Religion)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 2/23/2002; 700+ words
; ...worship services at Fairfield Church of the Nazarene, 1052 Fairfield Ave. His topic...Paul Gross, vice president of Church Prayer Ministry International...Sunday at River Road Baptist Church, 1105 River Road. He also will...
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What's Happening -- Seminar Set To Help Parents of Teen-agers -- Father, Son Will Sing at Church of Nazarene -- Tieton Presbyterian To Hold Chicken Dinner
Newspaper article from: Yakima Herald-Republic; 5/22/1999; 700+ words
; ...30 p.m. at West Side Baptist Church, 6901 Summitview Ave. During...2800. Father, Son Will Sing at Church of Nazarene Like father, like son. The Steve...6 p.m. Sunday at West Valley Church of the Nazarene, 7109 W. Nob...
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Nitro Church of the Nazarene part of the faith's 100th birthday
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...he said. According to the Church of the Nazarene, the church dates to the 1730s when "the...At the time, Holiness churches were divided into three groups...Phineas Bresee, founder of the Church of the Nazarene in the West...
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 "Yakima Herald-Republic (Yakima, WA)")
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BRIEF: Church of Nazarene to say goodbye to pastor.
News Wire article from: Yakima Herald-Republic (Yakima, WA); 12/12/2008; 392 words
; Dec. 12--West Valley Church of the Nazarene is saying goodbye to their pastor...years of pastoral ministry at the church with a celebration Sunday night...the senior pastor at West Valley Church of the Nazarene since 1995. The...
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Glen Burnie East: Local singers take stage at G. Burnie Church of Nazarene
Newspaper article from: Maryland Gazette; 11/23/2006; ; 628 words
; Glen Burnie Church of the Nazarene will welcome Advent with a concert...Karen Itzel at 6 p.m. Sunday. The church is located at the corner of Westfield...and older will meet at Faith Baptist Church from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow. The...
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Solid Rock Church of Nazarene honours members
Newspaper article from: The Weekly Gleaner; 11/15/2007; ; 635 words
; ...anniversary of the Solid Rock Church of the Nazarene. The following long term serving...joyful service to her Saviour, Church and community over these years...working spirit. We are a better Church because of Sister Fyffe. Solid...
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Church of the Nazarene
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...through the union of the Church of the Nazarene, based in California; the Association of Pentecostal Churches, a New England group; and the Holiness Church of Christ, whose origin...An evangelical group, the Nazarenes believe in John Wesley...entire sanctification. Local churches are ...
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Nazarene, Church of the
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...NAZARENE, CHURCH OF THE. The Church of the Nazarene was formed...Pentecostal and Holiness churches in 1907 – 1908: the Association of Pentecostal Churches in America, the Church of the Nazarene, and the Holiness Church...century Methodism. The ...
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Nazarene
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...Nazareth. ∎ ( the Nazarene ) Jesus Christ. ∎...x220E; a member of the Church of the Nazarene, a Christian Protestant denomination...adj. of or relating to Nazareth or Nazarenes.
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Separation of Church and State
Book article from: American Decades
...Clements Protestant Episcopal Church. In a speech to the El Paso Bar...sharp. In a sermon at his First Church of the Nazarene, the Reverend Harold W. Morris...attacked Wright and the Episcopal church in provocative terms. Camp meetings...
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Jean, Wyclef 1970–
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
...Wyclef’s father was a Nazarene preacher, and several years after...city’s Good Shepherd Church of the Nazarene. Wyclef’s mother...around 1970 in Haiti, son of a Nazarene preacher, Gesner Jean. Family...
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