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gentile

[jen-tahyl] / ˈdʒɛn taɪl /


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Jesenská, a gentile, was a Czechoslovak citizen living in Vienna, and when she received Kafka’s permission to translate him into Czech the two began a passionate correspondence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

But this will work only by learning how to protect ourselves and make the case to our gentile neighbors so that we can continue to contribute mightily to the future of our common home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025

“We reaffirm that Jew and gentile, we are one nation under God; that black and white, we are one nation indivisible; that Republican and Democrat, we are all Americans,” he said.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 3, 2023

This wine is a blend of vernaccia, trebbiano gentile and malvasia bianca, grown on ancient sea beds that are now Tuscan hillsides, providing a minerally saline complexity.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2022

There were some gentile Poles who also saw new opportunities.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

He removed the armband identifying him as a Jew and lined up before dawn with the gentiles to seek bread.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

According to the Torah — for gentiles, the first five books of the so-called Hebrew Bible — Jews celebrate the holiday Yom Kippur to honor the anniversary of when God forgave them.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2023

Moreover, their devotion paid off materially; after converting to Catholicism in mass baptisms, Frank’s followers take on Polish names and prosper as gentiles, with several even entering the nobility.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2022

In contrast to most overtly Jewish comedy, which usually compares Jews and gentiles, most of his material juxtaposes the frum and not frum.

From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2018

They were dressed like gentiles, and most wore no hats, as though to spite the nasty weather and spit in the face of tradition.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros


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