What is the meaning of gentile?

noun

  • A person who does not acknowledge your god.
  • A person who is not a member of one's own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus.
  • A Christian as contrasted with a Jew.
  • A Christian.
    • usage: "Christians refer to themselves as gentiles"

adjective

  • Belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples. .
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