Definitions for Gentile
ˈdʒɛn taɪlgen·tile

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. heathen, pagan, gentile, infidelnoun

   a person who does not acknowledge your god

2. gentilenoun

   a person who is not a member of one's own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus

3. gentile, non-Jew, goynoun

   a Christian as contrasted with a Jew

4. gentileadjective

   a Christian

   "Christians refer to themselves as gentiles"

5. gentileadjective

   belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gentilenoun

   A non-Jewish person.

2. gentilenoun

   (Latter Day Saint usage) A non-Mormon person (including Jews).

3. gentileadjective

   non-Jewish

4. gentileadjective

   non-Mormon (including Jews)

5. gentileadjective

   heathen, pagan

6. gentileadjective

   tribal, national

7. gentileadjective

   of or pertaining to gens or gentes

8. Gentilenoun

   A non-Mormon person (including Jews).

9. Etymology: From gentilis, from gens + adjective suffix -ilis. See also gens, gender, genus, generation.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GENTILEnoun

   Etymology: gentilis, Latin.

   1. One of an uncovenanted nation; one who knows not the true God.

   Tribulation and anguish upon every soul that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the gentile. Rom. ii. 2.

   Gentiles or infidels, in those actions, upon both the spiritual and temporal good, have been in one pursuit conjoined. Francis Bacon.

   2. A person of rank. Obsolete.

   Fine Basil desireth it may be her lot
   To grow, as a gilliflower, trim in a pot;
   That ladies and gentiles, for whom ye do serve,
   May help him as needeth, poor life to preserve. Thomas Tusser.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gentile

   A gentile is a person who is not Jewish. The term is often used to refer to someone who belongs to any non-Jewish religion or ethnicity. It is derived from the term "Gentilis," meaning non-Jewish, in Latin. It was initially used to differentiate non-Jewish people from Jewish people in ancient times.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gentileadjective

   one of a non-Jewish nation; one neither a Jew nor a Christian; a worshiper of false gods; a heathen

2. Gentileadjective

   belonging to the nations at large, as distinguished from the Jews; ethnic; of pagan or heathen people

3. Gentileadjective

   denoting a race or country; as, a gentile noun or adjective

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gentile

   The term Gentile is used by English translators for the Hebrew גוי and נכרי in the Hebrew Bible and the Greek word ἔθνη in the New Testament. The term gentiles is derived from Latin, used for contextual translation, and not an original Hebrew or Greek word from the Bible. The original words Goy and Ethnos refer to "peoples" or "nations". Latin and later English translators selectively used the term gentiles when the context for the base term "peoples" or "nations" referred to non-Israelite peoples or nations in English translations of the Bible. Following Christianization of the Roman Empire, the general implication of the word gentile became "non-Jew".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gentile

   jen′tīl, n. (B.) any one not a Jew: any one not a Christian.—adj. of or belonging to a gens or clan: belonging to any nation but the Jews: (gram.) denoting a race or country.—adjs. Gentil′ic, tribal; Gen′tilish, heathenish.—n. Gen′tilism, paganism.—adjs. Gentili′tial, Gentili′tian, Gentili′tious, pertaining to a gens. [L. gentilis—gens, a nation.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GENTILE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gentile is ranked #2436 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Gentile surname appeared 14,873 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Gentile.
   
   94.6% or 14,071 total occurrences were White.
   3.3% or 500 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.9% or 141 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.5% or 77 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 64 total occurrences were Black.
   0.1% or 16 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Person

How to pronounce Gentile?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Gentile in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Gentile in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Gentile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Gentile in a Sentence

1. Barry Morphew:

   Gentile agreed to work for an entire day, but Barry Morphew dismissed Barry Morphew from the job early, around 11 a.m.

2. Bruno Simões:

   You’re not going to be suspicious of someone who is well-spoken, educated, gentile… He sort of disarms people with those skills so that he can execute those frauds.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Gentile
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gentile
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Gentile
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gentile
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Gentile
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Gentile
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html