Samaritan (disambiguation)

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The Samaritans are an ethnoreligious group of the eastern Mediterranean region, originating from connection with ancient Samaria.

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Samaritan may also refer to:

Samaritanism

Linguistics

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=

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

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
  • {{ship|USS|Samaritan}}, a U.S. Navy ship name
  • {{ship|USS|Samaritan|AH-10}}, a WWII U.S. Navy hospital ship

Other uses

See also

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