The Samaritans are an ethnoreligious group of the eastern Mediterranean region, originating from connection with ancient Samaria.
Samaritan may also refer to:
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
Samaritanism Samaritanism (Samaritan religion), the religion of Samaritans Samaritan Pentateuch (Samaritan Torah), the Samaritan bible Samaritan Temple, the church of Samaritans Samaritan High Priest (kohen gadol) of the extant Samaritans
Linguistics Samaritan (Unicode block), a block of Unicode characters for writing ancient Hebrew and Aramaic Samaritan source (symbol), a typographic symbol indicating original source written with Samaritan script Samaritan alphabet Samaritan Aramaic language Samaritan Hebrew language Samaritan vocalization
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional characters Samaritan, a superhero from the Astro City comic book Samaritan, an antagonistic artificial superintelligence in the television show Person of Interest
Other arts, entertainment, and media Samaritan Snare, a 1989 episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation Samaritan (novel) is a 2003 novel by Richard Price Samaritan demo, a 2011 software demonstration of the Unreal Engine The Samaritan, a 2012 film starring Samuel L. Jackson also known as Fury Samaritan (film), a 2022 American superhero film
Organizations Samaritans (charity) (formerly The Samaritans), a British-based registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in distress or at risk of suicide Samaritan's Purse, a non-denominational evangelical Christian humanitarian organization The Samaritan Befrienders Hong Kong, a non-government organization providing similar counseling services in Hong Kong Samaritans of Singapore, a non-government organization providing similar counseling services in Singapore Good Samaritan Industries, a UnitingCare Australia church agency in Western Australia, which helps find employment for people with disabilities Samaritan Foundation Cult, a cult associated with the death of filmmaker Allen Ross
Transportation Samaritan Aviation, an airline of Papua New Guinea FV104 Samaritan, an ambulance of the CVR(T) family of vehicles in service with the British Army and others Convair C-131 Samaritan, U.S. twin-engined military transport plane , a U.S. Navy ship name , a WWII U.S. Navy hospital ship
Other uses Samaritan Catholic College, a secondary college in the Northern Suburb of Preston, Victoria, Australia
See also
The Good Samaritan (disambiguation) Bad Samaritans (disambiguation) Samaritan Hospital (disambiguation) Samaritan Christians Samiri (Islamic figure) Samaritani