samaritan
see also: Samaritan
Noun
Samaritan
Pronunciation Noun
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see also: Samaritan
Noun
samaritan (plural samaritans)
Samaritan
Pronunciation Noun
samaritan (plural samaritans)
- A native, or inhabitant of Samaria; especially one practising the religious traditions originating in that region.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 62:
- Many of these despised people built a rival temple on Mount Gerizim in the central Palestinian territory known as Samaria, and hence they were called Samaritans (a word of contempt to Jews); in very reduced numbers, they still live round their sacred mountain now.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 62:
- A charitable person, one who helps others (from the Bible story in Luke 10:30–37).
- (UK) A person who works for the Samaritans telephone helpline, taking calls from the public.
- French: Samaritain, Samaritaine
- German: Samariter, Samariterin
- Italian: samaritano, samaritana
- Portuguese: samaritano
- Russian: самаритя́нин
- Spanish: samaritano, samaritana
samaritan (not comparable)
- Of, or relating to Samaria or Samaritans.
- French: samaritain, samaritaine
- Italian: samaritano
- Portuguese: samaritano
- Russian: самаритя́нский
- Spanish: samaritano
- The ancient language of Samaria: a dialect of Hebrew.
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