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Nazareth

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Naz·a·reth  (nzr-th)
A town of northern Israel southeast of Haifa. Settled in prehistoric times, it is first mentioned in the New Testament as the boyhood home of Jesus. The modern town is a trade center and pilgrimage site. Population: 64,600.
Nazareth [ˈnæzərɪθ]
n
(Placename) a town in N Israel, in Lower Galilee: the home of Jesus in his youth. Pop.: 51 000 (latest est.)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.NazarethNazareth - a historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary
Galilee - an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry
Translations
Nazareth [ˈnæzərəθ] N → Nazaret m
Nazareth [ˈnæzərɪθ] n → Nazareth f
Nazareth [ˈnæzərɪθ] n → Nazareth f


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In other words, all at the right end of the piece became devoted Bourbonists, devoutly believing that princes, who were daily mentioned with so much reverence and respect, could be nothing else but perfect; while the opposite extreme were disposed to think that nothing good could come of Nazareth.
Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
He continued his walk, but he had scarcely gone a hundred paces, when a furious fellow, leaning between two soldiers, spat in the king's face, as once an infamous and accursed Jew spit in the face of Jesus of Nazareth.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
From Joppa, Jerusalem, the River Jordan, the Sea of Tiberias, Nazareth, Bethany, Bethlehem, and other points of interest in the Holy Land can be visited, and here those who may have preferred to make the journey from Beirut through the country, passing through Damascus, Galilee, Capernaum, Samaria, and by the River Jordan and Sea of Tiberias, can rejoin the steamer.
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