Samaritan

[ suh-mar-i-tn ]

/ səˈmær ɪ tn /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR Samaritan ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

an inhabitant of Samaria.

good Samaritan.

any of the dialects of Aramaic spoken by the Samaritans in ancient Israel and until recently still spoken in Nablus.

adjective

pertaining to Samaria or to Samaritans.

Origin of Samaritan

First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English, from Late Latin plural adjective and noun Samarītānī “Samaritan, Samaritans” (from Greek Samarī́t(ēs) “a Samaritan,” derivative of Samáreia “Samaria”)

OTHER WORDS FROM Samaritan

Sa·mar·i·tan·ism, noun

Words nearby Samaritan

samara, Samarang, Samaria, samariform, Samarinda, Samaritan, samarium, Samarkand, Samarra, samarskite, Sama-Veda

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Example sentences from the Web for Samaritan

The Samaritan guidelines are written around the assumption that suicide is a purely irrational act, an act spurred by illness.
Cover-Ups and Concern Trolls: Actually, It's About Ethics in Suicide Journalism|Arthur Chu|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Not so with the Samaritan; he loses all thought of himself, and is perfectly oblivious to the danger he himself may be running.
Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St Luke|Henry Burton
Host (watching him go): He's a good fellow—that is, for a Samaritan.
Shorter Bible Plays|Rita Benton
Just then His disciples came, and they wondered that He talked to a Samaritan woman.
The Life of Our Lord in Simple Language for Little Children|Anonymous

A Samaritan kindness was bestowed on me in sickness, and employment offered me in health.
Narrative of the shipwreck of the brig Betsey, of Wiscasset, Maine, and murder of five of her crew, by pirates,|Daniel Collins
Southeastern Europe, where the good Samaritan gets kicked instead of thanked.
The Drums Of Jeopardy|Harold MacGrath

British Dictionary definitions for Samaritan

Samaritan

/ (səˈmærɪtən) /

noun

a native or inhabitant of Samaria

short for Good Samaritan

a member of a voluntary organization (the Samaritans) which offers counselling to people in despair, esp by telephone

the dialect of Aramaic spoken in Samaria

adjective

of or relating to Samaria

Derived forms of Samaritan

Samaritanism, noun

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Idioms and Phrases with Samaritan

Samaritan

see good Samaritan.

单词	samaritan
释义	Samaritan [ suh-mar-i-tn ] / səˈmær ɪ tn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR Samaritan ON THESAURUS.COM noun an inhabitant of Samaria. good Samaritan. any of the dialects of Aramaic spoken by the Samaritans in ancient Israel and until recently still spoken in Nablus. adjective pertaining to Samaria or to Samaritans. Origin of Samaritan First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English, from Late Latin plural adjective and noun Samarītānī “Samaritan, Samaritans” (from Greek Samarī́t(ēs) “a Samaritan,” derivative of Samáreia “Samaria”) OTHER WORDS FROM Samaritan Sa·mar·i·tan·ism, noun Words nearby Samaritan samara, Samarang, Samaria, samariform, Samarinda, Samaritan, samarium, Samarkand, Samarra, samarskite, Sama-Veda Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Samaritan The Samaritan guidelines are written around the assumption that suicide is a purely irrational act, an act spurred by illness. Cover-Ups and Concern Trolls: Actually, It's About Ethics in Suicide Journalism\|Arthur Chu\|January 3, 2015\|DAILY BEAST Not so with the Samaritan; he loses all thought of himself, and is perfectly oblivious to the danger he himself may be running. Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St Luke\|Henry Burton Host (watching him go): He's a good fellow—that is, for a Samaritan. Shorter Bible Plays\|Rita Benton Just then His disciples came, and they wondered that He talked to a Samaritan woman. The Life of Our Lord in Simple Language for Little Children\|Anonymous A Samaritan kindness was bestowed on me in sickness, and employment offered me in health. Narrative of the shipwreck of the brig Betsey, of Wiscasset, Maine, and murder of five of her crew, by pirates,\|Daniel Collins Southeastern Europe, where the good Samaritan gets kicked instead of thanked. The Drums Of Jeopardy\|Harold MacGrath British Dictionary definitions for Samaritan Samaritan / (səˈmærɪtən) / noun a native or inhabitant of Samaria short for Good Samaritan a member of a voluntary organization (the Samaritans) which offers counselling to people in despair, esp by telephone the dialect of Aramaic spoken in Samaria adjective of or relating to Samaria Derived forms of Samaritan Samaritanism, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with Samaritan Samaritan see good Samaritan. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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