Samaritan

[ suh-mar-i-tn ]

noun
  1. an inhabitant of Samaria.

  1. any of the dialects of Aramaic spoken by the Samaritans in ancient Israel and until recently still spoken in Nablus.

adjective
  1. pertaining to Samaria or to Samaritans.

Origin of Samaritan

1
First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English, from Late Latin plural adjective and noun Samarītānī “Samaritan, Samaritans” (from Greek Samarī́t(ēs) “a Samaritan,” derivative of Samáreia “Samaria”)

Other words from Samaritan

  • Sa·mar·i·tan·ism, noun

Words Nearby Samaritan

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How to use Samaritan in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for Samaritan

Samaritan

/ (səˈmærɪtən) /


noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of Samaria

  2. short for Good Samaritan

  1. a member of a voluntary organization (the Samaritans) which offers counselling to people in despair, esp by telephone

  2. the dialect of Aramaic spoken in Samaria

adjective
  1. of or relating to Samaria

Derived forms of Samaritan

  • Samaritanism, noun

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Other Idioms and Phrases with Samaritan

Samaritan

see good Samaritan.

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