Canaanite

English

Proper noun

Canaanite

1. An ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites.
2. A subfamily of the Semitic languages, which were spoken by the ancient peoples of the Canaan region, including Canaanites, Israelites, Phoenicians, and Philistines.
3. A member of a Jewish sect in Biblical times who were fanatically opposed to the Roman occupation.

Translations

member of ancient Semitic people

Armenian: քանանացի (hy) (k’ananac’i) Old Armenian: քանանացի (kʿananacʿi)

Russian: хананей (ru) m.

Noun

Canaanite (plural Canaanites)

1. A member of the ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites.
2. (by extension) A zealot or fanatic.

Adjective

Canaanite (comparative more Canaanite, superlative most Canaanite)

1. Of or pertaining to the people or language of Canaan.
2. Of or pertaining to this sect or its followers; Canaanitic
3. (by extension) zealous or fanatical.

Translations

of or pertaining to this sect or its followers

Dutch: Kanaänitisch (nl)

References

• OED 2nd edition 1989