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Gentile (/ ˈ dʒ ɛ n t aɪ l /) is a word that today usually means someone who is not Jewish. [1] [2] Other groups that claim Israelite heritage, notably Mormons, have historically used the term gentile to describe outsiders. [3] [4] [5] More rarely, the term is used as a synonym for heathen, pagan. [5]
It's always considered derogatory. [10] [11] [12] Gorbatti It literally means land worker but is used to refer generally to non-Nubians in Egyptian Nubia. [13] The word is composed of two words, (Gor) which means land, and (batti) which means to work. Goy (Hebrew, Yiddish; גוי (borrowed into English)) A non-Jew, or gentile.
Judaizing Gentiles and God-fearers are considered by modern scholars to be of significant importance to the growth of early Christianity; [32] [33] they represented a group of Gentiles who shared religious ideas and practices with Jews, to one degree or another.
Shiksa (Yiddish: שיקסע, romanized: shikse) is a [1] term for a gentile [a] (non Jewish) woman or girl. It can be in some contexts disparaging but other times either neutral or even positive. It can be in some contexts disparaging but other times either neutral or even positive.
Cornelius (fl. 1st century A.D.) (Greek: Κορνήλιος, romanized: Kornḗlios; Latin: Cornelius) was a Roman centurion who is considered by some Christians to be the first Gentile to convert to the faith, as related in Acts of the Apostles (see Ethiopian eunuch for the competing tradition). The baptism of Cornelius is an important event ...
Like other non-Muslims in the empire, such as Jews, Samaritans were often considered to be People of the Book, and were guaranteed religious freedom. [90] Their minority status was protected by the Muslim rulers, and they had the right to practice their religion, but, as dhimmi , adult males had to pay the jizya or "protection tax".
A "righteous proselyte" is a gentile who has converted to Judaism, is bound to all the doctrines and precepts of the Jewish religion, and is considered a full member of the Jewish people. The proselyte is circumcised as an adult ( milah l'shem giur ), if male, and immerses in a mikvah to formally effect the conversion.
The Council of Jerusalem or Apostolic Council is a council described in chapter 15 of the Acts of the Apostles, held in Jerusalem c. 48–50 AD.. The council decided that Gentile converts to Christianity were not obligated to keep most of the rules prescribed to the Jews by the Mosaic Law, such as Jewish dietary laws and other specific rituals, including the rules concerning circumcision of males.