Word
gentile
Phoneticsgen·tile
US/ˈdʒɛnˌtaɪɫ/
UK/dʒˈɛntaɪl/
Definition
n. someone who is not Jewish. People use this word to talk about religious or cultural groups.
n. a person who is not of the Jewish faith or ethnicity. Often used in historical or religious contexts to distinguish between Jewish and non-Jewish populations.
Examples
“The local community included both Jews and gentiles.”
“Scholars often examine how early religious movements navigated the cultural divide between Jewish traditions and the customs of the surrounding gentile world.”
Examples
simple
“The local community included both Jews and gentiles.”
complex
“Scholars often examine how early religious movements navigated the cultural divide between Jewish traditions and the customs of the surrounding gentile world.”
Usage
Often capitalised as 'Gentile' in religious or formal writing.
Etymology
From French gentil (“gentile”), from Latin gentīlis (“of or belonging to the same people or nation”), from gēns (“clan, tribe”) + adjective suffix -īlis (“-ile”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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