Gentile

jen′tīl, n. ( B. ) any one not a Jew: any one not a Christian.— adj. of or belonging to a gens or clan: belonging to any nation but the Jews: ( gram. ) denoting a race or country.— adjs. Gentil′ic , tribal; Gen′tilish , heathenish.— n. Gen′tilism , paganism.— adjs. Gentili′tial , Gentili′tian , Gentili′tious , pertaining to a gens. [L. gentil is — gens , a nation.]