Samaritan
[sə'mæritn]
Definition
(noun.) a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times.
Typist: Xavier--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to Samaria, in Palestine.
(n.) A native or inhabitant of Samaria; also, the language of Samaria.
Typist: Wanda
Definition
adj. pertaining to Samaria in Palestine.—n. an inhabitant of Samaria esp. one of the despised mixed population planted therein after the deportation of the Israelites: the language of Samaria an archaic Hebrew or rather Hebrew Aramaic dialect: a charitable person—from Luke x. 30-37.—n. Samar′itanism charity benevolence.—Samaritan Pentateuch a recension of the Hebrew Pentateuch in use amongst the Samaritans and accepted by them as alone canonical.
Editor: Sweeney
Examples
- The die is the same as the porochial seal--the Good Samaritan healing the sick and bruised man. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Samaritan and Jew, Moslem and Christian alike, revere it, and honor it with their visits. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Samaritan nature is human nature, and human nature remembers contact with the illustrious, always. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He was a barrister by profession; a ladies' man by temperament; and a good Samaritan by choice. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- One would think you believed in the Good Samaritan. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The superstitious Samaritans have always been afraid to hunt for it. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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