/ Dictionary / Index S Samaritan: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Sa•mar•i•tan Pronunciation: (su-mar'i-tn), [key] — n. an inhabitant of Samaria. See (often l.c.) one who is compassionate and helpful to a person in distress. any of the dialects of Aramaic spoken by the Samaritans in ancient Israel and until recently still spoken in Nablus. —adj. pertaining to Samaria or to Samaritans. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: samaritan (Thesaurus) Samarinda samarium Related Content Daily Word Quiz: paradox Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language