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1. Belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples

1. A person who does not acknowledge your god
   - heathen, pagan, infidel
    
2. A person who is not a member of one's own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus
    
3. A Christian as contrasted with a Jew
   - non-Jew, goy
    
4. A Christian
   "Christians refer to themselves as gentiles"

Derived forms: gentiles

Type of: Christian, individual, mortal, nonreligious person, person, somebody, someone, soul

Encyclopedia: Gentile Gentile, Bishop of Agrigento