non-Jewish

adjective

Not Jewish, nor of Jewish descent.

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Meanings

adjectivenon-Jewish (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot Jewish, nor of Jewish descent.

    [W]hen a Hamas spokesman recently stood by his statement that Jews used the blood of non-Jewish children for their matzos – one of the oldest anti-Semitic canards around – European elites were largely silent.

    2014 August 20, “Why Jews are worried [print version: International New York Times, 22 August 2014, p. 8]”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2020

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gentilegoyish

Origin

From non- + Jewish.

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APA

non-Jewish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-Jewish

MLA

“non-Jewish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-Jewish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-Jewish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-Jewish.

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