(n)a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah; they accepted the Gospel According to Matthew but rejected the Epistles of St. Paul and continued to follow Jewish law and celebrate Jewish holidays; they were later declared heretic by the Church of Rome, Syn.Ebionite
prop. n. [ L. Nazarenus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; Nazareth. ] 1. A native or inhabitant of Nazareth; -- a term of contempt applied to Christ and the early Christians. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]