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samaritanism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
samar-i-tanism
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

charity; benevolence

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Questions

What does samaritanism mean?
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.
Where does samaritanism come from?
From Samaritan + -ism. (charity, benevolence): Alluding to the Good Samaritan.

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