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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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