GENTILE


Meaning of GENTILE in English

/jen"tuyl/ , adj. ( sometimes cap. )

1. of or pertaining to any people not Jewish.

2. Christian, as distinguished from Jewish.

3. Mormon Ch. not Mormon.

4. heathen or pagan.

5. (of a linguistic expression) expressing nationality or local origins.

6. of or pertaining to a tribe, clan, people, nation, etc.

n.

7. a person who is not Jewish, esp. a Christian.

8. (among Mormons) a person who is not a Mormon.

9. a heathen or pagan.

[ 1350-1400; ME gentilis, equiv. to gent-, s. of gens GENS + -ilis -ILE ]

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