gentile
adjective
of or relating to any people not Jewish.
gentiles
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pluralof gentile.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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On his TV show, he was wary of offending gentiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Moreover, their devotion paid off materially; after converting to Catholicism in mass baptisms, Frank’s followers take on Polish names and prosper as gentiles, with several even entering the nobility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
Ira Ringold in "I Married a Communist" is nothing like any of the white gentiles we just encountered, nor like any of the Jews we shall meet below.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2021
The reality, more often, was to be regarded as a Jew among gentiles and a gentile among Jews.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2018
We would persevere and make a name for ourselves, and I would go to school, an English school where Jews were able to learn right beside gentiles.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
