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samaritan
CIDE DICTIONARY
samaritan, a. [L. Samaritanus.].
Of or pertaining to Samaria, in Palestine. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
samaritan, n. & adj.
--n.
1 (in full good Samaritan) a charitable or helpful person (with ref. to Luke 10:33 etc.).
2 a member of an organization which counsels people in distress by telephone or face to face.
3 a native of Samaria in West Jordan .
4 the language of this people.
5 an adherent of the Samaritan religious system, accepting only the Samaritan Pentateuch.
--adj. of Samaria or the Samaritans.
--n.
1 (in full good Samaritan) a charitable or helpful person (with ref. to Luke 10:33 etc.).
2 a member of an organization which counsels people in distress by telephone or face to face.
3 a native of Samaria in West Jordan .
4 the language of this people.
5 an adherent of the Samaritan religious system, accepting only the Samaritan Pentateuch.
--adj. of Samaria or the Samaritans.
Idiom
Samaritan Pentateuch a recension used by Samaritans of which the MSS are in archaic characters.
Derivative
Samaritanism n.
Etymology
LL Samaritanus f. Gk Samareites f. Samareia Samaria
THESAURUS
samaritan
aid, aider, assister, backer, befriender, benefactor, benefactress, benefiter, good Samaritan, good person, help, helper, helping hand, jack-at-a-pinch, ministering angel, ministrant, patron, succorerFor further exploring for "samaritan" in Webster Dictionary Online