gentile
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7.6
- adjective
- /ˈdʒɛnˌtaɪl/
:
no judío
- Many Jews celebrate their traditions while also recognizing the customs of their Gentile neighbors.
- Jewish and gentile
- gentile friend
- gentile world
And he was making Gentile converts get circumcised.
- And he was making Gentile converts get circumcised.
- It was a scandal and a foolishness to the Gentile world.
Examples
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I should like to help everyone, if possible - Jew, gentile, black man, white.
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Jews can live in the Gentile world, but they must never forget God and His laws.
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- When I was a little boy, I grew up in a neighborhood with a couple of gentile families.
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Union of all, Jew, muslim and gentile.
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I remember my little gentile friends talking about Santa Claus bringing 'em presents.
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American Jewish women, including those in the South, behaved similarly to their gentile counterparts, with some notable exceptions.
Academic text (2003) -
Paul calls himself the apostle to the Gentiles (Gal. 1:16; 2:9) because he founded Gentile congregations.
Academic text (2000) -
Boller found that Mormon women were friendlier toward visiting Gentile men than toward resident Mormon men (1868, 400).
Academic text (1997) -
The gathering included both Jewish and Gentile families, making it a diverse celebration.
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As a child, I often played with my Gentile friends during the summer holidays.
Synonyms
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9.7
Typical of people or things that are not Jewish, often used jokingly
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gentile as an adjective comes from the Latin gentilis, from gens meaning 'clan' or 'people'. That is why we use gentile to describe things relating to people who are 'not Jewish', for example 'gentile customs' or 'gentile communities'.