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taɪl adjective ( sometimes initial capital letter )
1.
of or pertaining to any people not Jewish.
2.
Christian, as distinguished from Jewish.
3.
Mormon Church. not Mormon.
4.
heathen or pagan.
5.
(of a linguistic expression) expressing nationality or local origins.
noun
7.
a person who is not Jewish, especially a Christian.
8.
(among Mormons) a person who is not a Mormon.
9.
a heathen or pagan.
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gentile (ˈdʒɛntaɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 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 |
| [C14: from Late Latin gentīlis, from Latin: one belonging to the same tribe or family; see | |
| Gentile1 (ˈdʒɛntaɪl) | |
| —n | |
| 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 Mormons |
| 4. | a heathen or pagan |
| —adj | |
| 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 Mormons |
| 8. | pagan or heathen |
| Gentile2 (Italian dʒenˈtiːle) | |
| —n | |
| Giovanni (dʒoˈvanni). 1875--1944, Italian Idealist philosopher and Fascist politician: minister of education (1922--24) | |
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Word Origin & History
gentile
1160, from L.L. gentilis "foreign, heathen, pagan," from L. gentilis "person belonging to the same family, fellow countryman," from gentilis (adj.) "of the same family or clan," from gens (gen. gentis) "race, clan" (see gentle). Used in Vulgate to translate Gk. ethnikos,
from ta ethne "the nations," which translated Heb. ha goyim "the (non-Jewish) nations." Used during 14c. to mean both "one who is not a Christian" and "one who is not a Jew."
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Cultural Dictionary
Gentile definition
Someone who is not a Jew. “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.”
Note: Both the Old Testament and the New Testament tell of numerous conflicts between Jews and Gentiles. Figuratively, a “gentile” is any nonbeliever.
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