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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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They are indigenous to Samaria, a historical region of ancient Israel and Judah that comprises the northern half of today's West Bank. They are adherents of Samaritanism, an Abrahamic, monotheistic, and ethnic religion that developed alongside Judaism .
noun. uk / səˈmær.ɪ.t ə n / us / səˈmer.ə.t̬ ə n /. a good Samaritan. Add to word list. 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. See more. the Samaritans [ S, + sing/pl verb ]
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.
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. The community numbers about 800 individuals.
noun. 1. a person born or living in Samaria. 2. a person who comes to the aid of another. see also good Samaritan. adjective. 3. of Samaria or its people or culture.
noun. 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.
n. 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.
Definition of Samaritan noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word Samaritan. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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.
