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gentile

gen·tile

UK/ˈd͡ʒɛntaɪl/ US/ˈdʒɛˌntaɪl/ uncommon
adjective (1) noun (3)

adjective

1.

belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples

noun

1.

a person who does not acknowledge your God

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2.

a person who is not a member of one''s own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus

3.

in this sense `Gentile'' denotes a Christian as contrasted with a Jew

  • “goy”
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Origin

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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