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Word: Samaritan
Speech Type: Noun
from late Latin Samaritanus, from Greek Samareitēs, from Samareia ‘Samaria’. The New Testament parable of the Good Samaritan reflects a proverbial hostility between Jews and Samaritans
səˈmarɪt(ə)n
a charitable or helpful person (with reference to Luke 10:33)
Short Definition:charitable or helpful person
Examples:- suddenly, miraculously, a Good Samaritan leaned over and handed the cashier a dollar bill on my behalf
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.
Short Definition:member of people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times
the dialect of Aramaic formerly spoken in Samaria.
Short Definition:dialect of Aramaic formerly spoken in Samaria
(in the UK) an organization which counsels the suicidal and others in distress, mainly through a telephone service
Short Definition:organization which counsels suicidal and others in distress
Examples:- I began volunteer work for the Samaritans
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