See Also: Gentile(medicine)
gentile(1)(dictionary)
gentile(2)(dictionary)
gentile(dictionary)
gentile-falcon(medicine)
Gentile, Giovanni(encyclopedia)
Gentile (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Gentile da Fabriano(encyclopedia)

gentile(1) (iou)



gentile adjective. LME.
[Latin gentilis, from gens, gent- clan, race, from base of gignere beget.]
I. (Freq. Gentile.) In senses from Vulgate.
Pagan, heathen. LME.
J. Brand The basilicae of gentile Rome..were converted into churches.
From a Jewish standpoint: non-Jewish. L17.
F. Raphael Her friends were both Gentile and Jewish.
transf. (Pertaining to a person) that does not belong to one's Church; esp. non-Mormon. M19.
W. H. Dixon The Shakers..smile at our Gentile ailments.
II. In senses derived from classical Latin.
Pertaining to a nation or tribe. Now rare. E16.
Grammar. Of a word: indicating nationality. E19.
Pertaining to a gens or clan. M19.