Gentile
Word | GENTILE |
Character | 7 |
Hyphenation | gen tile |
Pronunciations | /ˈd͡ʒɛntaɪl/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Gentile"
What do we mean by gentile?
A person who is not Jewish. noun
A pagan or heathen. noun
A non-Mormon. noun
Of or relating to a gentile. adjective
Of or relating to a gens, tribe, or people. adjective
Of or belonging to a gens or clan; of the same clan or family.
(in this sense only jen′ tīl). In Scripture, belonging to a non-Jewish nation; pertaining to a heathen people: in the United States, applied by the Mormons to persons not of their church.
In grammar, expressing nationality, local extraction, or place of abode; describing or designating a person as belonging to a certain race, country, district, town, or locality by birth or otherwise: as, a gentile noun (as Greek, Arab, Englishman, etc.); a gentile adjective (as Florentine, Spanish, etc.).
Worthy of a gentleman; genteel; honorable. See genteel, gentle.
Synonyms See gentile, n.
A member of a gens or clan. noun
(jen′ tīl). In Scripture, one belonging to a non-Jewish nation; any person not a Jew; a heathen; sometimes, in later writings, one who is neither a Jew nor a Christian. noun
(jen′ tīl). Among the Mormons, one who is not of their church. noun
In grammar, a noun or an adjective derived from the name of a country or locality, and designating its natives or people: as, the words Italian, American, Athenian, are gentiles. noun
One neither a Jew nor a Christian; a worshiper of false gods; a heathen. noun
A person who is not Jewish; -- used in this sense by Jews. noun
Belonging to the nations at large, as distinguished from the Jews; ethnic; of pagan or heathen people. adjective
Denoting a race or country. adjective
Non-Jewish adjective
Non-Mormon (including Jews) adjective
A non-Jewish person.
(grammar) A noun derived from a proper noun which denotes something belonging to or coming from a particular city, nation, or country.
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