2006-11-21 07:18:24 · 8 answers · asked by purple49 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A "pagan" is someone who practices paganism. A "gentile" is someone who is not an Israelite (or someone who is not a descended from one of the 12 sons of Israel, mentioned in the Bible). generally speaking.....
2006-11-21 07:26:25 · answer #1 · answered by ☼Grace☼ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A pagan is someone who does not believe in the God of the Bible and/or has never heard the Gospel. A Gentile is someone who is not a Jew or an Israelite. A Gentile does not denote lack of belief in God since the Church is made up mostly of Gentiles.
2006-11-21 15:23:44 · answer #2 · answered by BrotherMichael 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A gentile is anyone that isn't Jewish.
A pagan is a person who worships many gods mostly connected with nature.
2006-11-21 15:21:49 · answer #3 · answered by Tapestry6 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
pa‧gan /ËpeɪgÉn/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[pey-guhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. one of a people or community observing a polytheistic religion, as the ancient Romans and Greeks.
2. a person who is not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim.
3. an irreligious or hedonistic person.
–adjective 4. pertaining to the worship or worshipers of any religion that is neither Christian, Jewish, nor Muslim.
5. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of pagans.
6. irreligious or hedonistic.
gen‧tile /ËdÊÉntaɪl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[jen-tahyl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective (sometimes initial capital letter) 1. of or pertaining to any people not Jewish.
2. Christian, as distinguished from Jewish.
3. Mormon Church. not Mormon.
4. heathen or pagan.
5. (of a linguistic expression) expressing nationality or local origins.
6. of or pertaining to a tribe, clan, people, nation, etc.
–noun 7. a person who is not Jewish, esp. a Christian.
8. (among Mormons) a person who is not a Mormon.
9. a heathen or pagan.
gentile: a heathen or pagan... so they are basically the same.
or as #6 states, someone not jewish, such as a christian. *shrug* however pagan means not christian or jewish, or muslim.
2006-11-21 15:21:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not much, in the traditional Jewish mindset.
Pagans were idol worshipers....a Gentile is a "goyim" - "non Jew".
Pagans were "goyim" (Gentile) by birth and by practice.
Modern Jews would probably not call me a "pagan" - but I am definitely "goyim" to them.
2006-11-21 15:23:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
gentile: person not jewish
pagan: people who have a friendship with a God and Goddess.
Care about nature.
2006-11-21 15:25:07 · answer #6 · answered by Okami Ryuu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that to the Hebrew people they are the same.
2006-11-21 15:21:20 · answer #7 · answered by tonks_op 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The brand of motorcycle they drive?
2006-11-21 15:21:41 · answer #8 · answered by jinenglish68 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋