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Webster 1913 Edition
Samaritan
Sa-mar′i-tan
,Adj.
[L.
Samaritanus
.] Of or pertaining to Samaria, in Palestine.
– Noun.
A native or inhabitant of Samaria; also, the language of Samaria.
Webster 1828 Edition
Samaritan
SAMAR'ITAN
, a.1.
Pertaining to Samaria, the principal city of the ten tribes of Israel, belonging to the tribe of Ephraim, and after the captivity of those tribes, repeopled by Cuthites from Assyria or Chaldea.2.
Denoting the ancient characters and alphabet used by the Hebrews.SAMAR'ITAN
, n.1.
An inhabitant of Samaria, or one that belonged to the sect which derived their appellation from that city. The Jews had no dealings with the Samaritans.2.
The language of Samaria, a dialect of the Chaldean.Definition 2024
Samaritan
Samaritan
English
Noun
Samaritan (plural Samaritans)
- A native, or inhabitant of Samaria; especially one practising the religious traditions originating in that region.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 62:
- Many of these despised people built a rival temple on Mount Gerizim in the central Palestinian territory known as Samaria, and hence they were called Samaritans (a word of contempt to Jews); in very reduced numbers, they still live round their sacred mountain now.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 62:
Derived terms
Translations
a native or inhabitant of Samaria
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Adjective
Samaritan (not comparable)
- Of, or relating to Samaria or Samaritans.
Translations
of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans
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samaritan
samaritan
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
samaritan m (definite singular samaritanen, indefinite plural samaritaner, definite plural samaritanene)
- a Samaritan (person from Samaria)
- a Samaritan (charitable, helpful person)
- en barmhjertig samaritan - a Good Samaritan
Derived terms
References
- “samaritan” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
samaritan m (definite singular samaritanen, indefinite plural samaritanar, definite plural samaritanane)
- a Samaritan (person from Samaria)
- a Samaritan (charitable, helpful person)
- ein miskunnsam samaritan - a Good Samaritan
Derived terms
- den miskunnsame samaritanen
References
- “samaritan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.