Gentile vs. Uncircumcised — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Gentile and Uncircumcised
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Gentile
Gentile (from Latin gentilis "of or belonging to the same people or nation", from gēns "clan; tribe; people, family") is a term that usually means "someone who is not a Jew". Other groups that claim Israelite heritage sometimes use the term to describe outsiders.The term is used by English translators for the Hebrew גוי (goy) and נכרי (nokhri) in the Hebrew Bible and the Greek word ἔθνη (éthnē) in the New Testament.
Uncircumcised
Not circumcised.
Gentile
Not Jewish
A predominantly Gentile audience
Uncircumcised
(Archaic) Irreligious.
Gentile
Relating to or indicating a nation or clan, especially a gens.
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Uncircumcised
Not circumcised, intact.
Gentile
A person who is not Jewish.
Uncircumcised
(by extension) Not Jewish or Muslim; gentile
Gentile
A person who is not Jewish.
Uncircumcised
Spiritually impure; irreligious.
Gentile
(Archaic) A pagan or heathen.
Uncircumcised
(obsolete) Closed in, so as to work imperfectly
Gentile
Mormon Church A non-Mormon.
Uncircumcised
Not circumcised; hence, not of the Israelites.
Gentile
Often Gentile Of or relating to a gentile.
Gentile
Of or relating to a gens, tribe, or people.
Gentile
Non-Jewish.
Gentile
Heathen, pagan.
Gentile
(Mormonism) Non-Mormon
Gentile
Relating to a clan, tribe, or nation; clannish, tribal, national.
Gentile
Of or pertaining to a gens or several gentes.
Gentile
(grammar) Of a part of speech such as an adjective, noun or verb: relating to a particular city, nation or country.
Gentile
A non-Jewish person.
Gentile
(Mormonism) A non-Mormon person.
Gentile
(grammar) A noun derived from a proper noun which denotes something belonging to or coming from a particular city, nation, or country.
Gentile
One neither a Jew nor a Christian; a worshiper of false gods; a heathen.
Gentile
A person who is not Jewish; - used in this sense by Jews.
Gentile
Belonging to the nations at large, as distinguished from the Jews; ethnic; of pagan or heathen people.
Gentile
Denoting a race or country; as, a gentile noun or adjective.
Gentile
A person who does not acknowledge your God
Gentile
A person who is not a member of one's own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus
Gentile
In this sense `Gentile' denotes a Christian as contrasted with a Jew; `goy' is a derogatory word for Christians used by Jews
Gentile
Belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples
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