gentile (redirected from Gentiles)

gen·tile  (jntl)

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.

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[Middle English gentil, from Late Latin gentlis, pagan, from Latin, of the same clan; see gentle.]

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Gentile

Noun

a person who is not a Jew

Adjective

not Jewish [Latin gentilis belonging to the same tribe]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gentile - a person who does not acknowledge your god heathen, infidel, pagan nonreligious person - a person who does not manifest devotion to a deity paynim - a heathen; a person who is not a Christian (especially a Muslim) idol worshiper, idolater, idoliser, idolizer - a person who worships idols
	2.	gentile - a person who is not a member of one's own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	3.	gentile - a Christian as contrasted with a Jew goy, non-Jew Christian - a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination shegetz - an offensive term for non-Jewish young man; "why does she like all those shkotzim?"
	4.	gentile - a Christian; "Christians refer to themselves as gentiles" Christian - a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
Adj.	1.	gentile - belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples

Translations

gentile

n / adj gentile [ˈdʒentail]

(also with capital especially in the Bible) (of) anyone who is not a Jew. heidens غَيْر عِبْراني، مِن الأمَم неевреин pohan; kdo není Žid ikke-jøde; ikke-jødisk der Heide πας μη Εβραίος gentil, no judío mittejuut شخص غیر یهودی ei-juutalainen Gentil, ile; des Gentils לא יהודי गैर यहुदी poganin, poganski nem zsidó, pogány bukan Yahudi sem er ekki gyðingur gentile 異教徒 이방인; 이교도의 nežydas neebrejs orang bukan Yahudi niet-Jood; niet)joods ikke-jøde; ikke-jødisk goj, człowiek niemojżeszowego wyznania gentio arian; afectare, (pretenţie de) rafina­ment язычник Nežid, -ovka; pohan, -ka; nežidovský; pohanský pogan; poganski koji nije Jevrejin icke-jude, hedning; icke-judisk ซึ่งไม่เกี่ยวกับคนยิว Yahudi olmayan kimse 非猶太人 не єврей; неєврейський غیر یہودی (người) không phải là Do thái 非犹太人