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GENTILE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Christian
Example:
Christians refer to themselves as gentiles
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("gentile" is a kind of...):
Christian (a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A Christian as contrasted with a Jew
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("gentile" is a kind of...):
Christian (a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gentile"):
shegetz (an offensive term for non-Jewish young man)
Derivation:
gentile (belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A person who is not a member of one's own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("gentile" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A person who does not acknowledge your god
Synonyms:
gentile; heathen; infidel; pagan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("gentile" is a kind of...):
nonreligious person (a person who does not manifest devotion to a deity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gentile"):
paynim (a heathen; a person who is not a Christian (especially a Muslim))
idol worshiper; idolater; idoliser; idolizer (a person who worships idols)
Derivation:
gentile (belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
gentile (a Christian as contrasted with a Jew)
Derivation:
gentile (a Christian as contrasted with a Jew)
gentile (a person who does not acknowledge your god)
