Samaritanism

English

Etymology

From Samaritan +‎ -ism. (charity, benevolence): Alluding to the Good Samaritan.

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Samaritanism

  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.

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Noun

Samaritanism (uncountable)

  1. charity; benevolence

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