Wondering how to use Samaritan in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as israelite.
Samaritan meaning
- A native, or inhabitant of Samaria; especially one practising certain ethnoreligious traditions indigenous to that region.
- A charitable person, one who helps others (from the Bible story in Luke 10:30–37).
- A person who works for the Samaritans telephone helpline, taking calls from suicidal members of the public.
Synonyms of Samaritan
Using Samaritan
- The main meaning on this page is: A native, or inhabitant of Samaria; especially one practising certain ethnoreligious traditions indigenous to that region. | A charitable person, one who helps others (from the Bible story in Luke 10:30–37). | A person who works for the Samaritans telephone helpline, taking calls from suicidal members of the public.
- Useful related words include: israelite.
- In the example corpus, samaritan often appears in combinations such as: good samaritan, the samaritan, samaritan who.
Context around Samaritan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Samaritan
- In this selection, "samaritan" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, good, fullest, non, community, hospital and news stand out and add context to how "samaritan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a good samaritan for others and a good samaritan neighbour has. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "samaritan" sits close to words such as ahmedabad, arbitrarily and belta, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with samaritan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He argued that Samaritan manuscripts were better off out of Samaritan hands. (12 words)
The Samaritan Update is a bi-monthly e-newsletter for Samaritan Studies. (12 words)
Good Samaritan Gavin Dear said the real hero was helicopter pilot Magoo. (12 words)
Several Samaritan Revolts erupted in this period, M. Avi-Yonah, The Jews under Roman and Byzantine Rule, Jerusalem 1984 chapters XI–XII resulting in the decrease of Samaritan community from about a million to a near extinction. (37 words)
Franzen has taken part in multiple forms of ministry through Liberty soccer, whether through Flames Captain Luke Eberle’s involvement in Samaritan’s Feet, the team’s recent mission trip to Colombia and other methods of outreach. (37 words)
Media The Samaritan News, a monthly magazine started in 1969, is written in Samaritan, Hebrew, Arabic, and English and deals with current and historical issues with which the Samaritan community is concerned. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Media The Samaritan News, a monthly magazine started in 1969, is written in Samaritan, Hebrew, Arabic, and English and deals with current and historical issues with which the Samaritan community is concerned.
He argued that Samaritan manuscripts were better off out of Samaritan hands.
According to Samaritan tradition, however, the Samaritan ethnonym is not derived from the region of Samaria, but from the fact that they were the "Guardians" (Shamerim) of the true Israelite religion.
Several Samaritan Revolts erupted in this period, M. Avi-Yonah, The Jews under Roman and Byzantine Rule, Jerusalem 1984 chapters XI–XII resulting in the decrease of Samaritan community from about a million to a near extinction.
The Samaritan faith was virtually outlawed thereafter by the Christian Byzantine Empire ; from a population once at least in the hundreds of thousands, the Samaritan community dwindled to near extinction.
The Samaritan Update is a bi-monthly e-newsletter for Samaritan Studies.
With the publication of Chronicle II (Sefer ha-Yamim), the fullest Samaritan version of their own history became available: the chronicles, and a variety of non-Samaritan materials.
A 32-year-old woman approached her to offer help, and the distressed woman handed her phone to the apparent good Samaritan to call emergency services on her behalf.
About 30 minutes after midnight, AaloraVyas was born weighing 6 pounds, 10 ounces to Lopa and Aashish Vyas at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, according to the hospital.
A good Samaritan neighbour has been hailed a hero for helping three people escape from a burning home in a frantic early morning rescue.
All donations stay in our community and will be dropped off at Samaritan House at the end of the month.
Both Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI remind us that we are all called to be a Good Samaritan for others, and for those close to us.
But even better was the good Samaritan who got out of his truck to help move the boat off the road.
But it can partner with MAF, Adventist Mission, Lutheran Mission, Samaritan Aviation, who own and operate planes, to deliver government services to rural areas.
Caption: Peninsula Provisions will open this summer in the former Samaritan’s Closet building.
Former Good Samaritan Hospital nurse Amanda Burke was charged by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office in the “disturbing” incident that was allegedly caught on tape.
Franzen has taken part in multiple forms of ministry through Liberty soccer, whether through Flames Captain Luke Eberle’s involvement in Samaritan’s Feet, the team’s recent mission trip to Colombia and other methods of outreach.
Good Samaritan Canada said it remains committed to the collective bargaining process, and will continue to bargain in good faith.
Good Samaritan Gavin Dear said the real hero was helicopter pilot Magoo.
Innovative photo-booths consisting of biblical scenes such as ‘The last Supper’ and ‘Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan Woman at the well’ were on display.
Common combinations with samaritan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: