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Samaritanism — Samaritan ► NOUN 1) a member of a people inhabiting Samaria, an ancient city and region of Palestine, in biblical times. 2) (good Samaritan) a charitable or helpful person. [ORIGIN: with biblical reference to the story of the Samaritan who helped … English terms dictionary
samaritanism — sa·mar·i·tan·ism … English syllables
samaritanism — ənˌizəm, əˌni noun ( s) Etymology: samaritan (I) + ism 1. usually capitalized a. : the religious doctrine of the Samaritans b … Useful english dictionary
Samaritan — Samaritanism, n. /seuh mar i tn/, n. 1. an inhabitant of Samaria. 2. See good Samaritan. 3. (often l.c.) one who is compassionate and helpful to a person in distress. 4. any of the dialects of Aramaic spoken by the Samaritans in ancient Israel… … Universalium
SAMARITANS — This article is arranged according to the following outline: history samaritan origins samaritans in the time of nehemiah the samaritans in the second temple period samaritans in the graeco roman diaspora excavations on mt. gerizim late roman to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Samaritan — Not to be confused with Sarmatians. Samaritans redirects here. For the charity, see Samaritans (charity). For other uses, see Samaritan (disambiguation). Samaritans שומרונים Samaritans on the … Wikipedia
List of significant religious sites — For the term Most Holy Place as used in the King James Version of the Bible, see Holy of Holies. See also: Sanctum sanctorum This article provides a list of significant religious sites. Contents 1 Bahá í faith 2 Buddhism 2.1 Shugen … Wikipedia
Internal consistency of the Bible — An American family Bible dating to 1859. The question of the internal consistency of the Bible concerns the coherence and textual integrity of the Biblical scriptures. This has long been an issue for Christians and Jews, who consider the Bible… … Wikipedia
Patriarch Eutychius of Alexandria — Infobox Patriarch name=Eutychius church=Greek Church of Alexandria see= patriarch of= birth name= enthroned=933 ended=940 predecessor=Christodoulus successor=Sophronius II birth date=876 birth place=Fustat, Egypt death date=death date|940|05|11… … Wikipedia
Samaria — Shomron redirects here. For the regional council, see Shomron Regional Council. For other uses, see Samaria (disambiguation). Map the Northern and Southern Kingdoms. Samaria was the capital of the Kingdom of Israel (in blue). 830s BC … Wikipedia
