Cananaean

noun

Ca·​na·​nae·​an

variants or Cananean

ˌkānəˈnēən,

-ˌa-

plural -s

: a member of a Jewish sect that bitterly opposed the Roman domination of ancient Palestine : zealot sense 1

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin Cananaeus (from Greek Kananaios, from Aramaic qan'ānā zealot) + English -an

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