Samaritan (disambiguation)

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

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
 * USS Samaritan, a U.S. Navy ship name
 * USS Samaritan, 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