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Samaritan

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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.

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

Samaritan [səˈmærɪtən]
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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.SamaritanSamaritan - 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 Samaritanel buen samaritano
to call the Samaritans (organization) → llamar al teléfono de la esperanza
B. ADJsamaritano
Samaritan [səˈmærɪtən] n
the Samaritans (= organization) → S.O.S. Amitié
Samaritan
nSamariter(in) m(f); good Samaritan (lit, fig)barmherziger Samariter
Samaritan [səˈmærɪtn] n
a. the Good Samaritanil buon Samaritano
b. the Samaritans (organisation) → Telefono Amico

Samaritan [səˈmærɪtn] n
a. the Good Samaritanil buon Samaritano
b. the Samaritans (organisation) → Telefono Amico


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That night she took refuge from the Samaritan in his latest accredited form, under a farmer's rick; and if--worth thinking of, perhaps, my fellow-Christians--the Samaritan had in the lonely night, 'passed by on the other side', she would have most devoutly thanked High Heaven for her escape from him.
She is a good Samaritan by an irresistible vocation.
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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