Gentile Definition

jĕntīl
noun
Any person not a Jew; often, specif., a Christian.
Webster's New World
Among Christians, a heathen or pagan.
Webster's New World
A non-Mormon.
American Heritage
Among Mormons, any person not a Mormon.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Of or relating to a gentile.
American Heritage
Not Jewish.
Webster's New World
Heathen; pagan.
Webster's New World
Not Mormon.
Webster's New World
Of a clan, tribe, or nation.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Gentile

Noun

Singular:
gentile
Plural:
gentiles

Origin of Gentile

  • From Latin gentīlis (“pagan, foreign”), from gēns (“clan, tribe”) + adjective suffix -ilis. See also gens, gender, genus, generation.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English gentil from Late Latin gentīlis pagan from Latin of the same clan gentle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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