gentile

[ jen-tahyl ]

/ ˈdʒɛn taɪl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR gentile ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective (sometimes initial capital letter)

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.

noun

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

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin gentīlis, equivalent to gent-, stem of gēnsgens + -īlis-ile

OTHER WORDS FROM gentile

non·gen·tile, adjective, nounpro-Gentile, adjective, nounun·gen·tile, adjective

Words nearby gentile

gentianella, gentian family, gentianophil, gentianophobic, gentian violet, gentile, Gentile da Fabriano, Gentileschi, gentilesse, gentilism, gentility

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British Dictionary definitions for gentile (1 of 3)

gentile

/ (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 for gentile

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

British Dictionary definitions for gentile (2 of 3)

Gentile¹

/ (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 Mormons

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 Mormons

pagan or heathen

British Dictionary definitions for gentile (3 of 3)

Gentile²

/ (Italian dʒenˈtiːle) /

noun

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

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Cultural definitions for gentile

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

Both the Old Testament and the New Testament tell of numerous conflicts between Jews and Gentiles. Figuratively, a “gentile” is any nonbeliever.

单词	gentile
释义	gentile [ jen-tahyl ] / ˈdʒɛn taɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gentile ON THESAURUS.COM adjective (sometimes initial capital letter) 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. noun 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 1350–1400; Middle English <Latin gentīlis, equivalent to gent-, stem of gēnsgens + -īlis-ile OTHER WORDS FROM gentile non·gen·tile, adjective, nounpro-Gentile, adjective, nounun·gen·tile, adjective Words nearby gentile gentianella, gentian family, gentianophil, gentianophobic, gentian violet, gentile, Gentile da Fabriano, Gentileschi, gentilesse, gentilism, gentility Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for gentile (1 of 3) gentile / (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 for gentile C14: from Late Latin gentīlis, from Latin: one belonging to the same tribe or family; see gens British Dictionary definitions for gentile (2 of 3) Gentile¹ / (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 Mormons 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 Mormons pagan or heathen British Dictionary definitions for gentile (3 of 3) Gentile² / (Italian dʒenˈtiːle) / noun Giovanni (dʒoˈvanni). 1875–1944, Italian Idealist philosopher and Fascist politician: minister of education (1922–24) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gentile agnostic, unbeliever, heretic, atheist, heathen, pagan Cultural definitions for gentile 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 Both the Old Testament and the New Testament tell of numerous conflicts between Jews and Gentiles. Figuratively, a “gentile” is any nonbeliever. 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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gentile

adjective (sometimes initial capital letter)

noun

Origin of gentile

OTHER WORDS FROM gentile

Words nearby gentile

British Dictionary definitions for gentile (1 of 3)

adjective

Word Origin for gentile

British Dictionary definitions for gentile (2 of 3)

noun

adjective

British Dictionary definitions for gentile (3 of 3)

noun

Words related to gentile

Cultural definitions for gentile

notes for Gentile