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Samaritanism

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Samaritanism

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From Samaritan + -ism.

(charity, benevolence): Alluding to the Good Samaritan.

proper noun

  1. The religion of the Samaritan people, tracing its origin to the Hebrew people of the ancient Middle East following their avoidance of the Babylonian captivity in the 6th century BCE.

noun

  1. uncountable charity; benevolence

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name religion

हिन्दीसामरी धर्म sāmrī dharm
Portuguêssamaritanismo

noun benevolence

Portuguêssamaritanismo

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"Samaritanism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/samaritanism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Samaritanism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/samaritanism

Chicago

"Samaritanism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/samaritanism.

BibTeX
@misc{samaritanism_2026,
  title = {Samaritanism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/samaritanism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}