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Meaning of 'gentile' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Gentile [ a.]
- One of a non-Jewish nation; one neither a Jew nor a Christian; a worshiper of false gods; a heathen.
- Belonging to the nations at large, as distinguished from the Jews; ethnic; of pagan or heathen people.
- Denoting a race or country; as, a gentile noun or adjective.

Meaning of 'gentile' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . gentile [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a Christian
Example in sentence:
  • Christians refer to themselves as gentiles

Nearby Words:

gena genappe gendarme gendarmery gendarmes gender gendered gendering genderless geneagenesis

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