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Definition of Cananaean in English: Cananaeannoun keɪnəˈniːən 1A surname given to the apostle Simon; = "Canaanite". 2Chiefly in plural A member of a Jewish sect in Palestine during the 1st cent. a.d., that advocated the overthrow of Roman rule. 3A native or inhabitant of ancient Canaan; especially one of the original inhabitants of the land of Canaan prior to the Israelite conquest; = "Canaanite".
adjective keɪnəˈniːən 1Of, belonging, or relating to the inhabitants of Canaan or their culture, language, etc. 2Archaeology. Designating a type of long, wide, knapped stone blade found at Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and early Bronze Age sites in the Near East; of, relating to, or producing such blades.
Origin Late 15th century; earliest use found in William Caxton (1415x24–1492), printer, merchant, and diplomat. Partly from post-classical Latin Cananaeus (also Chananaeus), epithet of Simon the Zealot (Vulgate; from Hellenistic Greek Καναναῖος (New Testament) probably from Aramaic qan'ānā + ancient Greek -αῖος, suffix forming adjectives) + -an;. Definition of Cananaean in US English: Cananaeannounkeɪnəˈniːən 1A surname given to the apostle Simon; = "Canaanite". 2Chiefly in plural A member of a Jewish sect in Palestine during the 1st cent. a.d., that advocated the overthrow of Roman rule. 3A native or inhabitant of ancient Canaan; especially one of the original inhabitants of the land of Canaan prior to the Israelite conquest; = "Canaanite".
adjectivekeɪnəˈniːən 1Of, belonging, or relating to the inhabitants of Canaan or their culture, language, etc. 2Archaeology. Designating a type of long, wide, knapped stone blade found at Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and early Bronze Age sites in the Near East; of, relating to, or producing such blades.
Origin Late 15th century; earliest use found in William Caxton (1415x24–1492), printer, merchant, and diplomat. Partly from post-classical Latin Cananaeus (also Chananaeus), epithet of Simon the Zealot (Vulgate; from Hellenistic Greek Καναναῖος (New Testament) probably from Aramaic qan'ānā + ancient Greek -αῖος, suffix forming adjectives) + -an;. |