gentile

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'gentile', 'Gentile': /ˈdʒɛntaɪl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdʒɛntaɪl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling( jen′tīl)

gen•tile /ˈdʒɛntaɪl/USA pronunciation adj. (sometimes: Gentile)

gen•tile ( jen′tīl),USA pronunciation adj. (sometimes cap.)

Judaism, Religionof or pertaining to any people not Jewish.
Judaism, ReligionChristian, as distinguished from Jewish.
Religion[Mormon Ch.]not Mormon.
Religionheathen or pagan.
Linguistics(of a linguistic expression) expressing nationality or local origins.
of or pertaining to a tribe, clan, people, nation, etc.

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Gentile /ˈdʒɛntaɪl/ n

a person who is not a Jew
a Christian, as contrasted with a Jew
a person who is not a member of one's own church: used esp by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church)
a heathen or pagan

adj

of or relating to a race or religion that is not Jewish
Christian, as contrasted with Jewish
not being a member of one's own church: used esp by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church)
pagan or heathen

Gentile /Italian: dʒenˈtiːle/ n

Giovanni ( dʒoˈvanni ). 1875–1944, Italian Idealist philosopher and Fascist politician: minister of education (1922–24)

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