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Canaanites

Canaanites is the plural of Canaanite.

Meaning of Canaanite

Noun

Canaanite (plural Canaanites)

  1. A member of the ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites.
    • Among the ancient Canaanites it was considered a divine honor to perform the sexual act.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 54
  2. (broadly) A zealot or fanatic.
  3. A member of the Canaanism movement.

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Questions about Canaanites

What is Canaanites the plural of?
Canaanites is the plural of Canaanite.

Words near Canaanites in the dictionary

  1. Canaanean
  2. Canaaneans
  3. Canaanic
  4. Canaanism
  5. Canaanite
  6. Canaanites
  7. Canaanitess
  8. Canaanitesses
  9. Canaanitic
  10. Canaanitish
  11. canaceid

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