Cananaean
noun
Ca·na·nae·an
\ˌkānəˈnēən, -ˌa-\
variants: or
Cananean
\ˌkānəˈnēən, -ˌa-\Definition of Cananaean
-s
: a member of a Jewish sect that bitterly opposed the Roman domination of ancient Palestine : zealot 1
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Origin and Etymology of cananaean
Late Latin Cananaeus (from Greek Kananaios, from Aramaic qan'ānā zealot) + English -an
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