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gentile

1. gen.tile \'jen-.ti-l\ n [ME, fr. LL gentilis, fr. L gent-, gens nation] 
   often cap  1: a person of a Non-jewish nation or of Non-jewish faith; esp : 
   a  Christian as distinguished from a Jew 2: HEATHEN, PAGAN  often cap  3: a 
   Non-mormon 
2. gentile aj [L gentilis] often cap  1a: of or relating to the nations at 
   large as distinguished from the Jews;  also : of or relating to Christians 
   as distinguished from the Jews 1b: of or relating to Non-mormons  2: PAGAN, 
   HEATHEN  3: relating to a tribe or clan  4: denoting a people or country 
   {Canadian and Irish are ~  nouns}