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plural Samaritans
A native, or inhabitant of Samaria; especially one practising certain ethnoreligious traditions indigenous to that region. quotations examples
Many of these despised people built a rival temple on Mount Gerizim in the central Palestinian territory known as Samaria, and hence they were called Samaritans (a word of contempt to Jews); in very reduced numbers, they still live round their sacred mountain now.
2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 62
A charitable person, one who helps others (from the Bible story in Luke 10:30–37). examples
(UK) A person who works for the Samaritans telephone helpline, taking calls from suicidal members of the public. examples
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Of, or relating to Samaria or Samaritans. examples
The ancient language of Samaria: a dialect of Hebrew. examples