Samaritan Definition
sə-mărĭ-tn
noun
A person born or living in Samaria.
Webster's New World
A member of a people inhabiting present-day Israel and the West Bank who trace their ancestry to the ancient Israelites and practice a religion related to pre-rabbinical Judaism.
American Heritage
A person who comes to the aid of another.
Webster's New World
A Good Samaritan.
Wiktionary
adjective
Of Samaria or its people or culture.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Samaritan
Noun
Singular:
Samaritan
Plural:
samaritansOrigin of Samaritan
Middle English from Old English from Late Latin Samarītānus from Greek Samarītēs from Samareia , Samaria
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin SamarÄ«tānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρείτης (SamareitÄ“s), from Σαμαρεία (Samareia, “Samaria").
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