English Explanatory Dictionary

Nasrani

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Christian.
  2. A non-Muslim foreigner; a westerner.
noun
  1. Nazarene (follower of Jesus)
  2. In Kerala, India the ethno-religious community of Saint Thomas Christians who are still regarded with high social status use the term Marthoma Nasrani to self-designate.

Word forms

Nasrani Nasranis Nasara

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَصْرَانِيّ (naṣrāniyy).

Related words

Nazarene Nazareth
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