GENTILE

gentile

(adjective) belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples

gentile

(noun) a Christian; “Christians refer to themselves as gentiles”

gentile, non-Jew, goy

(noun) a Christian as contrasted with a Jew

gentile

(noun) a person who is not a member of one’s own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus

heathen, pagan, gentile, infidel

(noun) a person who does not acknowledge your god

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

gentile (not comparable)

Non-Jewish.

Heathen, pagan.

Relating to a clan, tribe, or nation; clannish, tribal, national.

Of or pertaining to a gens or several gentes.

(grammar) Of a part of speech such as an adjective, noun or verb: relating to a particular city, nation or country.

Noun

gentile (plural gentiles)

A non-Jewish person.

(grammar) A noun derived from a proper noun which denotes something belonging to or coming from a particular city, nation, or country.

Hypernyms

• (grammar): noun

Etymology

Noun

Gentile (plural Gentiles)

Alternative letter-case form of gentile (a non-Jewish person).

(Mormonism) A non-Mormon person (including Jews).

Source: Wiktionary

Gen"tile, n. Etym: [L. gentilis belonging to the same clan, stock, race, people, or nation; in opposition to Roman, a foreigner; in opposition to Jew or Christian, a heathen: cf. F. gentil. See Gentle, a.]

Definition: One of a non-Jewish nation; one neither a Jew nor a Christian; a worshiper of false gods; a heathen.

Note: The Hebrews included in the term goyim, or nations, all the tribes of men who had not received the true faith, and were not circumcised. The Christians translated goyim by the L. gentes, and imitated the Jews in giving the name gentiles to all nations who were neither Jews nor Christians. In civil affairs, the denomination was given to all nations who were not Romans.

Syn.

– Pagan; heathen. See Pagan.

Gen"tile, a.

1. Belonging to the nations at large, as distinguished from the Jews; ethnic; of pagan or heathen people.

2. (Gram.)

Definition: Denoting a race or country; as, a gentile noun or adjective.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition