gentile
of or relating to any people not Jewish.
Christian, as distinguished from Jewish.
Mormon Church. not Mormon.
heathen or pagan.
(of a linguistic expression) expressing nationality or local origins.
of or relating to a tribe, clan, people, nation, etc.
a person who is not Jewish, especially a Christian.
(among Mormons) a person who is not a Mormon.
a heathen or pagan.
Origin of gentile
1Other words from gentile
- non·gen·tile, adjective, noun
- pro-Gentile, adjective, noun
- un·gen·tile, adjective
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How to use gentile in a sentence
Still, I found myself agreeing with the older gentleman who saw the room as a sea of gentiles.
In the Jewish community, Christians who saved Jews from the Holocaust are known as “righteous gentiles.”
Even the gentiles who sincerely try to practice the faith are considered ‘self declared’ in their paperwork.
A Jewish Ex-Con Recalls Keeping Kosher with the Faithful in Prison | Daniel Genis | May 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey never really had the numbers, and there was a great deal of reluctance on the part of many gentiles to work with them.
Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Live In: Kevin Baker’s New York | Allen Barra | September 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat if Gentiles were telling Jews that, if we want to vote, we have to stop caring about Israel?
In other respects there is almost no change from the religion of the Gentiles to Christianity.
I opposed this, fearing, of course, that the French and even the Gentiles might interpret this as an affront to our faith.
God invites all to keep his commandments: the Gentiles that keep them shall be the people of God: the Jewish pastors are reproved.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousThe Gentiles shall seek and find Christ, but the Jews will persecute him, and be rejected, only a remnant shall be reserved.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousFor the nation and the kingdom that will not serve thee, shall perish: and the Gentiles shall be wasted with desolation.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
British Dictionary definitions for gentile (1 of 3)
/ (ˈdʒɛntaɪl) /
denoting an adjective or proper noun used to designate a place or the inhabitants of a place, as Spanish and Spaniard
of or relating to a tribe or people
Origin of gentile
1British Dictionary definitions for Gentile (2 of 3)
/ (ˈdʒɛntaɪl) /
a person who is not a Jew
a Christian, as contrasted with a Jew
a person who is not a member of one's own church: used esp by Mormons
a heathen or pagan
of or relating to a race or religion that is not Jewish
Christian, as contrasted with Jewish
not being a member of one's own church: used esp by Mormons
pagan or heathen
British Dictionary definitions for Gentile (3 of 3)
/ (Italian dʒenˈtiːle) /
Giovanni (dʒoˈvanni). 1875–1944, Italian Idealist philosopher and Fascist politician: minister of education (1922–24)
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Cultural definitions for Gentile
Someone who is not a Jew (see also Jews). “The nations” is the common expression in the Old Testament for non-Jews as a group, and a Gentile is a person belonging to “the nations.”
Notes for Gentile
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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