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gen⋅tile

  [jen-tahyl]
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–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.
6. of or pertaining to a tribe, clan, people, nation, etc.
–noun
7. a person who is not Jewish, esp. a Christian.
8. (among Mormons) a person who is not a Mormon.
9. a heathen or pagan.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L gentīlis, equiv. to gent-, s. of gēns gens + -īlis -ile
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gen·tile   (jěn'tīl')   
n.   often Gentile

  1. A person who is not Jewish.

  2. Archaic A pagan or heathen.

  3. Mormon Church A non-Mormon.

adj.  

  1. often Gentile Of or relating to a Gentile.

  2. Of or relating to a gens, tribe, or people.

  3. Grammar Expressing national or local origins.


[Middle English gentil, from Late Latin gentīlis, pagan, from Latin, of the same clan; see gentle.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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