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Gentile
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Gentile1
Giovanni . 1875--1944, Italian Idealist philosopher and Fascist politician: minister of education (1922--24)

Gentile2
1. a person who is not a Jew
2. a Christian, as contrasted with a Jew
3. a person who is not a member of one's own church: used esp by Mormons
4. a heathen or pagan
5. of or relating to a race or religion that is not Jewish
6. Christian, as contrasted with Jewish
7. not being a member of one's own church: used esp by Mormons
8. pagan or heathen


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