Samaritan (disambiguation) explained

The Samaritans are an ethnoreligious group of the eastern Mediterranean region, originating from connection with ancient Samaria.Samaritan may also refer to:

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
Samaritan Residential Schools, Elagiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, India

See also