-samaritan
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noun
- A charitable or helpful person (with reference to Luke 10:33)
- A member of a people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times, or of the modern community claiming descent from them, adhering to a form of Judaism accepting only its own ancient version of the Pentateuch as Scripture.
- The dialect of Aramaic formerly spoken in Samaria.
- (in the UK) an organization which counsels the suicidal and others in distress, mainly through a telephone service.
adjective
- Relating to Samaria or the Samaritans.