Definitions of gentile [ˈdʒɛn taɪl]

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Definition of 'gentile'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. ((sometimes cap.)) gentile
of or pertaining to any people not Jewish.

2.  gentile
Christian, as distinguished from Jewish.

3.  gentile
not Mormon.

4.  gentile
heathen or pagan.

5.  gentile
of or pertaining to a tribe, clan, nation, etc.

6. (n.) gentile
a person who is not Jewish, esp. a Christian.

7.  gentile
(among Mormons) a person who is not a Mormon.

8.  gentile
a heathen or pagan.

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L gentīlis of or belonging to a gens, native =gent-, s. of gēnsgens+-īlis -ile²)

Definition of 'gentile'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) heathen, pagan, gentile, infidel
a person who does not acknowledge your god

2. (noun) gentile
a person who is not a member of one's own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus

3. (noun) gentile, non-Jew, goy
a Christian as contrasted with a Jew

4. (adj) gentile
a Christian
"Christians refer to themselves as gentiles"

5. (adj) gentile
belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples

Definition of 'gentile'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) gentile
one of a non-Jewish nation; one neither a Jew nor a Christian; a worshiper of false gods; a heathen

2. (adj) gentile
belonging to the nations at large, as distinguished from the Jews; ethnic; of pagan or heathen people

3. (adj) gentile
denoting a race or country; as, a gentile noun or adjective

Translation of 'gentile'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (also with capital especially in the Bible) (of) anyone who is not a Jew.
Afrikaans: heidens	Arabic: غَيْر عِبْراني، مِن الأمَ	Bulgarian: неевреин
Brazilian: gentio	Czech: pohan; kdo není Žid	German: der Heide
Danish: ikke-jøde; ikke-jødisk	Greek: πας μη Εβραίος	Spanish: gentil, no judío
Estonian: mittejuut	Farsi: شخص غیر یهودی	Finnish: ei-juutalainen
French: Gentil, ile; des Gentils	Hebrew: לא יהודי	Hindi: गैर यहुदी
Croatian: poganin, poganski	Hungarian: nem zsidó, pogány	Indonesian: bukan Yahudi
Icelandic: sem er ekki gyðingur	Italian: gentile	Japanese: 異教徒
Korean: 비(非)유태인, 이방인	Lithuanian: nežydas	Latvian: neebrejs
Malay: orang bukan Yahudi	Dutch: niet-Jood; niet)joods	Norwegian: ikke-jøde; ikke-jødisk
Polish: goj, człowiek niemojżeszo	Persian: شخص غیر یهودی	Pashto: غير يهود
Portuguese: gentio	Romanian: arian; afectare, (pretenţ	Russian: язычник
Slovak: Nežid, -ovka; pohan, -ka;	Slovenian: pogan; poganski	Serbian: koji nije Jevrejin
Swedish: icke-jude, hedning; icke-	Thai: ผู้ที่ไม่ใช่เชื้อสายยิว	Turkish: Yahudi olmayan kimse
Taiwanese: 非猶太人	Ukrainian: не єврей; неєврейський	Urdu: غیر یہودی
Vietnamese: (người) không phải là Do	Chinese: 非犹太人
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