Definition of Nazareth

1. Noun. A historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary.

Generic synonyms: Town
Group relationships: Galilee

Definition of Nazareth

1. Proper noun. An ancient town in the Middle East, today in the state of Israel. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nazareth

Navratilova
Navy Cross
Navy Department
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Nawabganj District
Nawin
Nawlins
Naxcivan
Naxos
Nay Pyi Taw
Nayarit
Naypyidaw
Nazarene
Nazarenes
Nazareth
Nazarite
Nazarites
Nazariteship
Nazaritic
Nazaritism
Naze
Nazi
Nazi Germany
Nazi Party
Nazidom
Nazification
Nazified
Nazifies
Nazify

Literary usage of Nazareth

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah by Alfred Edersheim (1883)
"nazareth would have ceased to be nazareth, had its people felt or spoken otherwise than nine or ten months before. That His fame had so grown in the ..."

2. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1811)
"Twelve miles north north eaft from nazareth, we came to the mount of Beatitudes, where our Saviour delivered his remarkable fermon || ; it is about ten ..."

3. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1817)
"THE HOLY LAND ACRE TO nazareth. Commencement of the Author's Journey in Ore Holy Land — Camp of Djezzar Pasha's Cavalry—Cavalcade for the Expedition— Syrian ..."

4. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1817)
"Grotto at nazareth, said to have been the House of Joseph and Mary. CHAP. IV. THE HOLY LAND ACRE TO nazareth. Commencement of the Author's Journey in the ..."

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