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Gentile

(dʒentaɪl, US -təl) also gentile

Word forms: plural Gentiles

countable noun

A Gentile is a person who is not Jewish.

Gentile is also an adjective.

He's far too handsome and too gentile to play Ginsberg.

gentile in British English

(ˈdʒɛntaɪl)

adjective

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

Word origin

C14: from Late Latin gentīlis, from Latin: one belonging to the same tribe or family; see gens

Gentile in British English 1

(ˈdʒɛntaɪl)

noun

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 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church)

a heathen or pagan

adjective

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 members of the Church of JesusChrist of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church)

pagan or heathen

Gentile in British English 2

(Italian dʒenˈtiːle)

noun

Giovanni (dʒoˈvanni). 1875–1944, Italian Idealist philosopher and Fascist politician: minister of education (1922–24)

gentile in American English

(ˈdʒɛnˌtaɪl)

noun

any person not a Jew; often, specif., a Christian

2. Obsolete

among Christians, a heathen or pagan

3. US

among Mormons, any person not a Mormon

adjective [also G- for senses gentile (sense 4) gentile (sense 5) gentile (sense 6)

not Jewish

heathen; pagan

6. US

not Mormon

of a clan, tribe, or nation

8. Grammar

designating a nationality or country

“French” is a gentile adjective

SIMILAR WORDS: ˈpagan

Word origin

< Fr & L; Fr gentil < L gentilis, of the same gens, clan, or race, also, foreigner (in opposition to Roman), in LL(Ec),pagan, heathen (in opposition to Jew and Christian): see gentle

Examples of 'gentile' in a sentence
gentile

But she also offers her secret life as part of a perfect gentile family.

单词	gentile
释义	Trends of Gentile View usage for: Gentile (dʒentaɪl, US -təl) also gentile Word forms: plural Gentiles countable noun A Gentile is a person who is not Jewish. Gentile is also an adjective. He's far too handsome and too gentile to play Ginsberg. gentile in British English (ˈdʒɛntaɪl) adjective 1. denoting an adjective or proper noun used to designate a place or the inhabitants of a place, as Spanish and Spaniard 2. of or relating to a tribe or people Word origin C14: from Late Latin gentīlis, from Latin: one belonging to the same tribe or family; see gens Gentile in British English 1 (ˈdʒɛntaɪl) noun 1. a person who is not a Jew 2. a Christian, as contrasted with a Jew 3. a person who is not a member of one's own church: used esp by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church) 4. a heathen or pagan adjective 5. of or relating to a race or religion that is not Jewish 6. Christian, as contrasted with Jewish 7. not being a member of one's own church: used esp by members of the Church of JesusChrist of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church) 8. pagan or heathen Gentile in British English 2 (Italian dʒenˈtiːle) noun Giovanni (dʒoˈvanni). 1875–1944, Italian Idealist philosopher and Fascist politician: minister of education (1922–24) gentile in American English (ˈdʒɛnˌtaɪl) noun 1. any person not a Jew; often, specif., a Christian 2. Obsolete among Christians, a heathen or pagan 3. US among Mormons, any person not a Mormon adjective [also G- for senses gentile (sense 4) gentile (sense 5) gentile (sense 6) 4. not Jewish 5. heathen; pagan 6. US not Mormon 7. of a clan, tribe, or nation 8. Grammar designating a nationality or country “French” is a gentile adjective SIMILAR WORDS: ˈpagan Word origin < Fr & L; Fr gentil < L gentilis, of the same gens, clan, or race, also, foreigner (in opposition to Roman), in LL(Ec),pagan, heathen (in opposition to Jew and Christian): see gentle Examples of 'gentile' in a sentence gentile But she also offers her secret life as part of a perfect gentile family. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Definition of 'Gentile'
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