Samaritan
pronunciation
How to pronounce Samaritan in British English:
UK [səˈmærɪtən]
How to pronounce Samaritan in American English:
US [səˈmærɪtn]
-
- Noun:
- a person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy in times of trouble
Word Origin
- Samaritan (n.)
- Old English, "inhabitant of Samaria," a district of Palestine, from Late Latin Samaritanus, from Greek Samareia (see Samaria). A non-Hebrew race was settled in its cities by the king of Assyria after the removal of the Israelites from the country. They later adopted some Jewish ways, but largely remained apart. Figurative use with reference to the good Samaritan is first recorded 1630s, from Luke x:33. Related: Samaritanism.
Example
- 1. Being a good samaritan is never a bad thing .
- 2. And does this good samaritan have a name ?
- 3. Got here , good samaritan was already in the wind .
- 4. The good samaritan showed that first you need the money in order to do the good works .
- 5. In canada , too , each province has its own set of laws concerning good samaritan acts .