Canaanite

  1. Proper noun.  An ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites.
  2. Proper noun.  A subfamily of the Semitic languages, which were spoken by the ancient peoples of the Canaan region, including Canaanites, Israelites, Phoenicians, and Philistines.
  3. Proper noun.  A member of a Jewish sect in Biblical times who were fanatically opposed to the Roman occupation.
  4. Noun.  A member of the ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites.
  5. Noun.  (context, by extension) A zealot or fanatic.
  6. Adjective.  Of or pertaining to the people or language of Canaan.
  7. Adjective.  Of or pertaining to this sect or its followers; Canaanitic.
  8. Adjective.  (by extension) zealous or fanatical.

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