/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 ]