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- DictionarySamaritan/səˈmarɪt(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a charitable or helpful person (with reference to Luke 10:33): "suddenly, miraculously, a Good Samaritan leaned over and handed the cashier a dollar bill on my behalf"
- 2. a member of a people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times, or of the modern community claiming descent from them, adhering to a form of Judaism accepting only its own ancient version of the Pentateuch as Scripture.
adjective
- 1. relating to Samaria or the Samaritans: "Jesus's words to the Samaritan woman"
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1. : a native or inhabitant of Samaria. 2. [from the parable of the good Samaritan in Luke 10:30–37] : a person who is generous in helping those in distress. samaritan adjective often capitalized. Examples of Samaritan in a Sentence. A Samaritan called a tow truck for us.
Samaritan definition: 1. someone who gives help to people who need it: 2. in the UK, an organization you can call if you…. Learn more.
Jun 22, 2024 · Samaritan, member of a community, now nearly extinct, that claims to be related by blood to those Israelites of ancient Samaria who were not deported by the Assyrian conquerors of the kingdom of Israel in 722 bce.
a native or inhabitant of Samaria. short for Good Samaritan. a member of a voluntary organization ( the Samaritans ) which offers counselling to people in despair, esp by telephone. the dialect of Aramaic spoken in Samaria.
1. a native or inhabitant of Samaria. 2. short for Good Samaritan. 3. a member of a voluntary organization ( the Samaritans) which offers counselling to people in despair, esp by telephone. 4. the dialect of Aramaic spoken in Samaria. adjective. 5. of or relating to Samaria. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Definition of Samaritan noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
6 days ago · Samaritan. Other forms: Samaritans. Definitions of Samaritan. noun. a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times. see more.
1. a native or inhabitant of ancient or modern Samaria. 2. a member of a religious sect of Samaria that split from Judaism in the 4th century b.c. 3. ( often l.c.) good Samaritan.
Samaritan. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Sa‧mar‧i‧tan /səˈmærətən/ noun [ countable] → good Samaritan Examples from the Corpus Samaritan • Had she been prompted by curiosity or the instincts of the good Samaritan, Theodora wondered.
What does the word Samaritan mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word Samaritan. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Samaritan has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. Christianity (Old English) pharmacology (mid 1600s) Entry status.
