n. an ancient country is southwest Asia on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean.
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n. [ From an Aramaic word signifying “zeal.” ] A zealot. “Simon the Canaanite.” Matt. x. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ This was the “Simon called Zelotes” (Luke vi. 15),
a. Of or pertaining to Canaan or the Canaanites. [ 1913 Webster ]