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Good Samaritan

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Good Samaritan
n.
A compassionate person who unselfishly helps others.
[After the Samaritan passerby in the New Testament parable who was the only person to aid a man who had been beaten and robbed (Luke 10:30-37).]
Good Samaritan
n
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) New Testament a figure in one of Christ's parables (Luke 10:30-37) who is an example of compassion towards those in distress
2. a kindly person who helps another in difficulty or distress
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Noun1.good Samaritan - a person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy in times of trouble
benefactor, helper - a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)


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He sat writing in the room with the deadly statistical clock, proving something no doubt - probably, in the main, that the Good Samaritan was a Bad Economist.
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The poor man blest him for it, and he blest the poor man, and was so like the Good Samaritan that he gave him money to refresh both himself and his horse, and told him, that if he loved himself, he should be merciful to his beast.
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I have simply done my best to play the Good Samaritan.
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