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- [jen-tahyl]
- /ˈdʒɛn taɪl/
- /ˈdʒen.taɪl/
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- [jen-tahyl]
- /ˈdʒɛn taɪl/
Definitions of gentile word
- adjective gentile of or relating to any people not Jewish. 1
- adjective gentile Christian, as distinguished from Jewish. 1
- adjective gentile Mormon Church. not Mormon. 1
- adjective gentile heathen or pagan. 1
- adjective gentile (of a linguistic expression) expressing nationality or local origins. 1
- adjective gentile of or relating to a tribe, clan, people, nation, etc. 1
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Origin of gentile
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin gentīlis, equivalent to gent-, stem of gēns gens + -īlis -ile
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Parts of speech for Gentile
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gentile popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gentile usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gentile
noun gentile
- agnostic — An agnostic believes that it is not possible to know whether God exists or not. Compare atheist.
- unbeliever — a person who does not believe.
- heretic — a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
- atheist — An atheist is a person who believes that there is no God. Compare agnostic.
- heathen — (in historical contexts) an individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible; a person who is neither a Jew, Christian, nor Muslim; a pagan.
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