gentile

Meanings

1. Non-Jewish.
2. Heathen, pagan.
3. Non-Mormon.
4. Relating to a clan, tribe, or nation; clannish, tribal, national.
5. Of or pertaining to a gens or several gentes.
6. Of a part of speech such as an adjective, noun or verb: relating to a particular city, nation or country.

1. A non-Jewish person.
2. A non-Mormon person.
3. A noun derived from a proper noun which denotes something belonging to or coming from a particular city, nation, or country.

1. Alternative letter-case form of gentile (a non-Jewish person).
2. A non-Mormon person (including Jews).

Etymology

Borrowed from French gentil (“gentile”), from Latin gentīlis (“of or belonging to the same people or nation”), morphologically from gēns (“clan; tribe; people, family”) + adjective suffix -īlis (“-ile”). Doublet of gentle, genteel, jaunty, and Gentoo. See also gens, gender, genus, and generation.