gentile
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- noun
- /ˈdʒɛnˌtaɪl/
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persona ajena a la religión
- According to Joseph Smith, "the effect of the Holy Ghost upon a Gentile is to purge out the old blood and make him actually of the seed of Abraham."
- gentile and Jew
Should I start with one of the early works, you know, or should I start with the Summa Tealogia or the Summa Contra Gentiles?
- Should I start with one of the early works, you know, or should I start with the Summa Tealogia or the Summa Contra Gentiles?
Examples
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So what this would be would be a male club of Greek speaking Gentile manual laborers.
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One thing I never get is why we Gentile Church love to claim ourselves as new Israel! We are Gentile and never will become Jew!
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People of Israel: this is one American gentile who stands with you.
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Christianity was married to Gentile religion and stayed married as long as there was Gentile religion.
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Ha'aretz comments, "The book says that any Gentile who supports war against Israel can also be killed."
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His brilliant, driven, untiring crusade to evangelize not only Jews but to extend his evangelism to gentiles as well became the single most important factor in the rise of Christianity.
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As a Mormon, I often interact with gentiles who have questions about my faith.
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The community event was open to everyone, including gentiles who wanted to learn more about our traditions.
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Many gentiles attended the festival to experience the cultural celebrations of the religion.
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Etymology
Gentile comes from the Latin gentilis, from gens meaning 'clan' or 'people'. Over time it came to mean someone 'not of the same people', and some faiths use gentile for a person who is not a member of their religion.