Samaritan

Sa·mar·i·tan  (s-mr-tn)

n.

1. A native or inhabitant of Samaria.

2. often samaritan A Good Samaritan.

adj.

Of or relating to Samaria or to Samaritans.

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[Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin Samaritnus, from Greek Samarits, from Samareia, Samaria.]

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Samaritan [səˈmærɪt^ən]

n

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) a native or inhabitant of Samaria

2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) short for Good Samaritan

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

4. (Linguistics / Languages) (Historical Terms) the dialect of Aramaic spoken in Samaria

adj

(Christianity / Protestantism) of or relating to Samaria

Samaritanism  n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Samaritan - a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times Israelite - a native or inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Israel

Translations

Samaritan [səˈmærɪtn]

A. N the Good Samaritan → el buen samaritano
to call the Samaritans (organization) → llamar al teléfono de la esperanza

B. ADJ → samaritano

Samaritan [səˈmærɪtən] n
the Samaritans (= organization) → S.O.S. Amitié

Samaritan

n → Samariter(in) m(f); good Samaritan (lit, fig) → barmherziger Samariter

Samaritan [səˈmærɪt/ən] n

a. the Good Samaritan → il buon Samaritano

b. the Samaritans (organisation) → Telefono Amico