samaritanism

Sa·mar·i·tan

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Definitions of samaritanism word

noun samaritanism an inhabitant of Samaria. 1
noun samaritanism good Samaritan. 1
noun samaritanism (often lowercase) one who is compassionate and helpful to a person in distress. 1
noun samaritanism any of the dialects of Aramaic spoken by the Samaritans in ancient Israel and until recently still spoken in Nablus. 1
adjective samaritanism pertaining to Samaria or to Samaritans. 1

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English, Old English < Late Latin samarītānus < Greek samarī́t(ēs) dweller in Samaria + -ānus -an

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preposition

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exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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