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| gen·tile [ jén tl ] |
noun (plural gen·tiles) |
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1. non-Jewish person: somebody who is not Jewish
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2. somebody Christian: a Christian, as distinguished from somebody who is Jewish
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3. non-Mormon: in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, somebody who is not a member of this Church
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4. heathen: a disbeliever in God
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disapproving
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adjective |
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1. not Jewish: not belonging to the Jewish people or faith
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2. Christian: Christian, as distinguished from Jewish
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3. grammar denoting place or people: describes a noun such as "Welsh" or "Texan" that gives the name of a place or a people
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| [14th century. < Latin gentilis "of the same clan" (see gentle)] |
