Gentile
(noun)
A person who is not Jewish.
Origin:
From the latin word "gentilis" meaning "of the same clan or nation".
Examples:
- The term "gentile" is often used to refer to non-Jewish people in the context of Judaism and Jewish culture.
- The Jewish community has traditionally had a strong sense of separation from the gentile population.
- She was a gentile and she had never been to a synagogue before.
- Many of the early Christian converts were gentiles who were attracted to the new religion.
- The term "gentile" is also used to refer to non-Mormon people in the context of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.