"Gentile" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛntaɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-Gentile.wav [UK] Forms: Gentiles [plural]
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 templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{bor|en|fr|gentil||gentile}} French gentil (“gentile”), {{der|en|la|gentīlis|t=of or belonging to the same people or nation}} Latin gentīlis (“of or belonging to the same people or nation”), {{m|la|gēns|t=clan, tribe}} gēns (“clan, tribe”), {{m|la|-īlis|t=-ile}} -īlis (“-ile”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Gentile (plural Gentiles)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of gentile (a non-Jewish person). Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: gentile (extra: a non-Jewish person) Synonyms: gentile
    Sense id: en-Gentile-en-noun-hpfuNmyo
  2. (Mormonism) A non-Mormon person (including Jews). Tags: Mormonism Categories (topical): Mormonism, Judaism
    Sense id: en-Gentile-en-noun-MKzgBdVG Disambiguation of Judaism: 44 56 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ile Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 33 67 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ile: 33 67

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