gentile.
Non-Jewish.
Meaning & usage
Non-Jewish.
Heathen, pagan.
Non-Mormon.
Relating to a clan, tribe, or nation; clannish, tribal, national.
Of or pertaining to a gens or several gentes.
Of a part of speech such as an adjective, noun or verb: relating to a particular city, nation or country.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French gentil (“gentile”), from Latin gentīlis (“of or belonging to the same people or nation”), morphologically from gēns (“clan; tribe; people, family”) + adjective suffix -īlis (“-ile”). Doublet of gentle, genteel, jaunty, and Gentoo. See also gens, gender, genus, and generation.
A non-Jewish person.
A non-Mormon person.
A noun derived from a proper noun which denotes something belonging to or coming from a particular city, nation, or country.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French gentil (“gentile”), from Latin gentīlis (“of or belonging to the same people or nation”), morphologically from gēns (“clan; tribe; people, family”) + adjective suffix -īlis (“-ile”). Doublet of gentle, genteel, jaunty, and Gentoo. See also gens, gender, genus, and generation.
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