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