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Judaism vs Samaritan - What's the difference?

judaism | samaritan |

As nouns the difference between judaism and samaritan

is that judaism is an Abrahamic religion tracing its origin to the Hebrew people of the ancient Middle East, as documented in their religious writings, the Tanakh while Samaritan is a native, or inhabitant of Samaria; especially one practising the religious traditions originating in that region.

As an adjective Samaritan is

of, or relating to Samaria or Samaritans.

judaism

English

(wikipedia Judaism)

Alternative forms

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Noun

  • An Abrahamic religion tracing its origin to the Hebrew people of the ancient Middle East, as documented in their religious writings, the Tanakh.

    • Hypernyms

    * religion, Abrahamism, monotheism

    Coordinate terms

    *

    Related terms

    * Conservative Judaism * Jew * Jewish * Judaic * Judaica * Orthodox Judaism * Reconstructionist Judaism * Reform Judaism

    See also

    * Christianity * Islam * monotheism * Mosaism English words suffixed with -ism

    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.