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noun

Gentile n.

One neither a Jew nor a Christian; a worshiper of false gods; a heathen.

A person who is not Jewish; used in this sense by Jews.

Synonyms: goy(male), shiksa(female). Note: The Hebrews included in the term goyim, or nations, all the tribes of men who had not received the true faith, and were not circumcised. The Christians translated goyim by the L. gentes, and imitated the Jews in giving the name gentiles to all nations who were neither Jews nor Christians. In civil affairs, the denomination was given to all nations who were not Romans. As used by Mormons, the term gentile designates any person who is not a Mormon.

Synonyms: Pagan; heathen. See Pagan.

adjective

Gentile adj.

Belonging to the nations at large, as distinguished from the Jews; ethnic; of pagan or heathen people.

(Gram.) Denoting a race or country; as, a gentile noun or adjective.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Gentile" Quotes from Famous Books

... the time in Italy; but none were so pure and honorable as this. Of the Pazzi Conjuration (1478) which Sixtus IV. directed to his everlasting infamy against the Medici, I shall have to speak in another place. It is enough to mention here in passing the patriotic attempt of Girolamo Gentile against Galeazzo Sforza at Genoa in 1476, and the more selfish plot of Nicolo d' Este, in the same year, against his uncle Ercole, who held the Marquisate of Ferrara to the prejudice of his own claim. The latter tragedy was rendered memorable ...

— Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) • John Addington Symonds

... Gentile and no Jew.; A jest arising from the ambiguity of Gentile, which signifies both a ...

— The Merchant of Venice [liberally edited by Charles Kean] • William Shakespeare

... (Epiph., H. 51)—rejected both the Gospel and Revelation of John, that is, regarded them as written by some one else. Montanism therefore shows us the first and—up till about 180—really the only impression made by the Gospel of John on non-Gnostic Gentile Christians; and what a remarkable one it was! It has a parallel in Marcion's conception of Paulinism. Here we obtain glimpses of a state of matters which probably explains why these writings were made innocuous in the canon. To the view advanced here it cannot be objected that the ...

— History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) • Adolph Harnack

... 'Not even in Israel have I found so great faith,' He is clearly contrasting this proficiency of an earnest Gentile against whatever of a like nature He had experienced in His dealing with the Jewish people; and declaring the result. He is contrasting Jacob's descendants, the heirs of so many lofty privileges, with this ...

— The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels • John Burgon

... and his apostles are in the point of offence, which yet few Christians do consider. We ought not only to beware of the offence of the godly, but even of wicked men, even of our blaspheming enemies. "Give no offence neither to the Jew nor Gentile, nor to the church of God." Christ would not offend and scandalize his malicious enemies. The minor(369) is proved. 1. There is great offence given to the godly in the kingdom by the public resolutions, concerning that ...

— The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning • Hugh Binning

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