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单词 Cananaean
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Definition of Cananaean in English:

Cananaean

noun keɪnəˈniːən
  • 1A surname given to the apostle Simon; = "Canaanite".

  • 2Chiefly in plural A member of a Jewish sect in Palestine during the 1st cent. a.d., that advocated the overthrow of Roman rule.

  • 3A native or inhabitant of ancient Canaan; especially one of the original inhabitants of the land of Canaan prior to the Israelite conquest; = "Canaanite".

adjective keɪnəˈniːən
  • 1Of, belonging, or relating to the inhabitants of Canaan or their culture, language, etc.

  • 2Archaeology. Designating a type of long, wide, knapped stone blade found at Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and early Bronze Age sites in the Near East; of, relating to, or producing such blades.

Origin

Late 15th century; earliest use found in William Caxton (1415x24–1492), printer, merchant, and diplomat. Partly from post-classical Latin Cananaeus (also Chananaeus), epithet of Simon the Zealot (Vulgate; from Hellenistic Greek Καναναῖος (New Testament) probably from Aramaic qan'ānā + ancient Greek -αῖος, suffix forming adjectives) + -an;.

 
 

Definition of Cananaean in US English:

Cananaean

nounkeɪnəˈniːən
  • 1A surname given to the apostle Simon; = "Canaanite".

  • 2Chiefly in plural A member of a Jewish sect in Palestine during the 1st cent. a.d., that advocated the overthrow of Roman rule.

  • 3A native or inhabitant of ancient Canaan; especially one of the original inhabitants of the land of Canaan prior to the Israelite conquest; = "Canaanite".

adjectivekeɪnəˈniːən
  • 1Of, belonging, or relating to the inhabitants of Canaan or their culture, language, etc.

  • 2Archaeology. Designating a type of long, wide, knapped stone blade found at Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and early Bronze Age sites in the Near East; of, relating to, or producing such blades.

Origin

Late 15th century; earliest use found in William Caxton (1415x24–1492), printer, merchant, and diplomat. Partly from post-classical Latin Cananaeus (also Chananaeus), epithet of Simon the Zealot (Vulgate; from Hellenistic Greek Καναναῖος (New Testament) probably from Aramaic qan'ānā + ancient Greek -αῖος, suffix forming adjectives) + -an;.

 
 
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