gentilism

gen·til·ism

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jen-tl-iz-uh m]
- /ˈdʒɛn tlˌɪz əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jen-tl-iz-uh m]
- /ˈdʒɛn tlˌɪz əm/

Definitions of gentilism word

noun gentilism the quality of being a gentile, especially heathenism; paganism. 1
noun gentilism Heathenism; paganism; the worship of false gods. 1
noun gentilism heathenism 0
noun gentilism tribal feeling; devotion to one's gens. 0

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Origin of gentilism

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

First recorded in 1570-80; gentile + -ism

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Parts of speech for Gentilism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Gentilism

gentilism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

gentilism usage trend in Literature

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