(jen′tīl) adjective
1. Of or pertaining to a nation, gens, or clan.
2. Gram. Denoting racial, national, or local extraction: said of a noun or adjective.
3. Heathen; pagan.
—noun
1. Gram. A noun or an adjective denoting race, country, etc.
2. In Roman law, a member of a gens or clan. [<F gentil <LL gentilis foreign. Doublet of GENTLE.]

(jen′tīl) noun
1. Among the Jews, one of a non-Jewish people; one not a Jew.
2. Among Christians: a One who is not a Jew; a pagan, b A Christian, especially one formerly a pagan.
3. Among Mormons, a non-Mormon.
—adjective
1. Pertaining to or characteristic of a non-Jewish people.
2. Belonging to or like Christians, as distinguished from Jews.
3. Of or pertaining to non-Mormons.