Gentile or gentile /jenˈtīl/ noun- Anyone who is not a Jew
- Anyone who is not a member of a specified religious group, esp the Mormons
- A heathen or pagan
adjective- (without cap) of or belonging to a gens or clan (rare)
- Belonging to the Gentiles
- Denoting a race or country (grammar)
ORIGIN: L gentīlis, from gēns a nation, clan gentilic /-tilˈik/ adjective Tribal genˈtīlish adjective (obsolete) Heathenish genˈtilism /-til- or -tīl-/ noun Paganism, or the quality of being a Gentile gentilitial /jen-ti-lishˈl/, gentiliˈtian or gentiliˈtious adjective Relating to a gens |