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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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The meaning of SAMARITAN is a native or inhabitant of Samaria. How to use Samaritan in a sentence.
Definition of Samaritan noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
someone who gives help to people who need it: I'd left my bag in the reception and a good Samaritan came running down the street to give it to me. After my father fell and hit his head, a good Samaritan helped him to his feet and found somewhere for him to sit. A good Samaritan gave us a lift to the station.
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
Sep 13, 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. The community numbers about 800 individuals.
6 days ago · the "Samaritan" family. a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times.
Define Samaritan. Samaritan synonyms, Samaritan pronunciation, Samaritan translation, English dictionary definition of Samaritan. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Samaria. 2. A member of a people inhabiting present-day Israel and the West Bank who trace their ancestry to the ancient...
