Nasrani
Noun
Meaning
(in Arabic contexts) A Christian.
(in Arabic contexts) A non-Muslim foreigner; a westerner.
Nasrani (plural Nasranis)
(in Greek, Aramaic and Indian contexts) Nazarene (follower of Jesus)
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Examples
In Syriac Aramaic Nasrath (ܢܨܪܬ) is used for Nazareth, while "Nazarenes" (Acts 24:5) and "of Nazareth" are both Nasrani or Nasraya (ܕܢܨܪܝܐ) an adjectival form.
The old Syrian Nasrani seminary at Angamaly which had been the center of Catholic religious education for several centuries was razed to the ground by Tipu's soldiers.
Over the course of this invasion, many Syrian Malabar Nasrani were killed or forcibly converted to Islam.
There are several interpretations of the Nasrani symbol.