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Gen|tile — or Gen|tile «JEHN tyl», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a person who is not a Jew, especially a Christian. 2. a heathen; pagan. 3. (among Mormons or Muslims) a person who is not a Mormon or Muslim. –adj. 1. a) not Jewish. b) Christian (when directly… … Useful english dictionary
gen|tile — or Gen|tile «JEHN tyl», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a person who is not a Jew, especially a Christian. 2. a heathen; pagan. 3. (among Mormons or Muslims) a person who is not a Mormon or Muslim. –adj. 1. a) not Jewish. b) Christian (when directly… … Useful english dictionary
gen·tile — … Useful english dictionary
tile — bis·sex·tile; cas·tile; cen·tile; chrys·o·tile; coc·tile; co·le·op·tile; duc·tile; duc·tile·ly; erec·tile; ex·sec·tile; ex·ser·tile; fer·tile; fer·tile·ly; fer·tile·ness; flu·vi·a·tile; fu·tile; hos·tile·ly; hos·tile·ness; in·fan·tile; len·tile;… … English syllables
gentile — gen·tile … English syllables
gentile — gen|tile1 [ dʒen,taıl ] noun count someone who is not Jewish gentile gen|tile 2 [ dʒen,taıl ] adjective concerning religions and cultures that are not Jewish … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gentile — gen|tile also Gentile [ˈdʒentaıl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: gentilis, from Latin gens family, nation ] someone who is not Jewish >gentile adj [only before noun] … Dictionary of contemporary English
gentile — gen•tile [[t]ˈdʒɛn taɪl[/t]] adj. (sometimes cap.) 1) jud rel of or pertaining to any people not Jewish 2) jud rel Christian, as distinguished from Jewish 3) rel not Mormon 4) rel heathen or pagan 5) of or pertaining to a tribe, clan, nation, etc … From formal English to slang
Gentile — Gen tile, a. 1. Belonging to the nations at large, as distinguished from the Jews; ethnic; of pagan or heathen people. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) Denoting a race or country; as, a gentile noun or adjective. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gentile — Gen tile (j[e^]n t[imac]l), n. [L. gentilis belonging to the same clan, stock, race, people, or nation; in opposition to {Roman}, a foreigner; in opposition to {Jew} or {Christian}, a heathen: cf. F. gentil. See {Gentle}, a.] 1. One neither a Jew … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
