English dictionary
gentile
/'/dZ//E/nt/aI/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Belonging to the nations at large, as distinguished from the <i>Jews</i>; ethnic; of pagan or heathen people.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a person who does not acknowledge your god
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a person who is not a member of one's own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a Christian as contrasted with a Jew
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a Christian
ExamplesChristians refer to themselves as gentiles.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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One of a non-Jewish nation; one neither a Jew nor a Christian; a worshiper of false gods; a heathen.
Source: webster1913