gentile

gentile
[ˈdʒɛntʌɪl]
adjective
  1. (Gentile)not Jewish
    非犹太人的
    Christianity spread from Jewish into Gentile cultures.
    基督教从犹太文化传播到非犹太文化。
    ■(of a person) not belonging to one's own religious community
    异教徒的
    ■(historical)non-Mormon
    (史)非摩门教徒的
  2. (chiefly Anthropology)of, relating to, or indicating a nation or clan, especially a gens
    (主人类学)(尤指)氏族的;民族的;部落的
noun
  1. (Gentile)a person who is not Jewish
    非犹太人
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin gentilis 'of a family or nation, of the same clan' (used in the Vulgate to refer to non-Jews), from gens, gent- 'family, race', from the root of gignere 'beget'
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