Found 2 items, similar to canaanite.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Canaanite
Canaanite
n 1: a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan
before it was conquered by the Israelites
2: the extinct language of the Semitic people who occupied
Canaan before the Israelite conquest
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Canaanite
Canaanite
\Ca"naan*ite\, n.
1. A descendant of Canaan, the son of Ham, and grandson of
Noah.
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2. A Native or inhabitant of the land of Canaan, esp. a
member of any of the tribes who inhabited Canaan at the
time of the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
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Canaanite
\Ca"naan*ite\, n. [From an Aramaic word signifying
“zeal.”]
A zealot.
“Simon the Canaanite.” --Matt. x. 4.
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Note: This was the
“Simon called Zelotes” (--Luke vi. 15),
i.e., Simon the zealot. --Kitto.
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