Should Samaritan Be Capitalized?

A good Samaritan is a person who does good deeds out of compassion and not because of any hope of reward. ... Note that the word Samaritan is capitalized in the term good Samaritan, as it is a proper name.

How do you use good Samaritan in a sentence?

Good samaritan sentence example

"Am I your prisoner or are you some sort of really weird Good Samaritan that's gonna let me go when we get to where we're going?" she asked with a sigh. Here was an opportunity to sneak away, and be a good Samaritan in the process.

Why are people called good Samaritans?

The term "Good Samaritan" comes from the parable of the Good Samaritan related in the Book of Luke in the New Testament of the Bible. The parable tells of a Samaritan (a resident of Samaria) who stopped to help a man who had been injured and robbed, while others passed him by.

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