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Jews vs Samaritan - What's the difference?

jews | samaritan |

As a verb jews

is (jew).

As a noun samaritan is

a good samaritan.

jews

English

Proper noun

(head)

    • samaritan

    English

    (wikipedia Samaritan)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A native, or inhabitant of Samaria; especially one practising the religious traditions originating in that region.
  • * 2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 62:
    • Many of these despised people built a rival temple on Mount Gerizim in the central Palestinian territory known as Samaria, and hence they were called Samaritans (a word of contempt to Jews); in very reduced numbers, they still live round their sacred mountain now.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, or relating to Samaria or Samaritans.