gentile
adj.
non-Jewish; heathen
n.
non-Jew, non-Jewish person; pagan, heathen
Gentile
The word gentile is an anglicised version of the Latin word gentilis, meaning of or belonging to a clan or tribe. In the
King James Version of the Bible it is used to refer to non-Israelite tribes or nations, as an English translation of the Hebrew words
goy/גוי and
nochri/נכרי. It is also used to translate
New Testament Greek word εθνοι/
ethnoi. Today, the primary meaning of gentile is non-Jew.
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gentile
adj.
kind, kindly, polite, affable, gracious, fair, civil, thoughtful, gentle, tender, mild; genteel
Gentile
(a.)
One of a non-Jewish nation; one neither a Jew nor a Christian; a worshiper of false gods; a heathen.
(a.)
Denoting a race or country; as, a gentile noun or adjective.
(a.)
Belonging to the nations at large, as distinguished from the Jews; ethnic; of pagan or heathen people.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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gentilis
ADJ
gentile; non-Jew (to Jew); heathen/pagan (to Christian)| not of one's faith