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Definition of: Samaritan
(sə·mar′ə·tən) noun
1. One of the people of Samaria, a mixed population. II Kings xvii.
2. The Northwest Semitic language of this people.
—Good Samaritan A humane, compassionate person who helps one in trouble: from the parable in Luke x 30–37.
—adjective Of or pertaining to Samaria. [<LL Samaritanus <Gk. Samareitēs <Samareia Samaria]
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